The Pastor of The Light House Gospel Church, Oluwo, Owode Egba in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Michael Abiodun, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old member of his church (name withheld).
This was revealed by the spokesman of the Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement he issued on Friday.
Oyeyemi said the Pastor, 48, was arrested following information received at Owode Egba Divisional Police Headquarters that the victim’s mother joined the church as a result of spiritual problem, which led to the death of two of her daughters.
In order to prevent the victim from the same calamity, the mother ran to the church for deliverance.
On the fateful day, the Pastor, a father of three, asked the victim’s mother to send her to him for special prayer.
But on getting there, Abiodun took her into a room within the church and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her, which resulted to pregnancy.
Upon the information, the Divisional Police Officer, Owode Egba Division, CSP Olasunkanmi Popoola, detailed his detectives to the scene, where the pastor was arrested.
On interrogation, Abiodun confessed to the commission of the crime, but blamed it on the devil.
He further confessed that he disvirgined the victim, a Junior Secondary School 2 student.
The mother of the victim explained to the police that since her daughter has not been menstruating before, it was difficult for her to know that she was pregnant until seven months after.
The victim, who was delivered of a baby three months ago, informed the police that she was threatened by the Pastor of dire consequences if she informed anybody about what happened between them.
She said it was for this reason she didn’t inform her mother.
The Command’s Commissioner, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.