A Pastor with Deeper Life Bible Church, Adenekan Adegboyega, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a two-year-old girl.
Adegboyega, 46, was arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command.
The State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, paraded the suspect at the Command headquarters in Ikeja.
Owoseni said Adegboyega, a supervising teacher in Crisland School, defiled the little girl in the guise of teaching her sex education.
Owoseni said he was arrested based on the report of the mother of the pupil.
Adegboyega said he was shocked when he got a call on November 11 from the mother of the pupil accusing him of defiling her daughter.
He said: “Immediately I picked the phone call and she identified herself as the mother of one of the students in our school and accused me that I sexually abused her daughter and I asked her a question: ‘Where did it happen?’
“After much talking, the mother of the pupil told me that she wants what transpired between me and her daughter to end because she doesn’t want any other person to hear about the incident, that even the girl’s father was not aware.
“When the mother of the pupil dropped her call, I was disturbed in my spirit and asked myself where this devil is coming from.
“Few minutes later, she sent a text message to me, telling me to remain firm with her daughter because she sees that her daughter respected me like her father.
“Before God almighty, I know nothing about the allegation leveled against me by the mother of the minor.
“I want to implore the Nigerian Police to do a thorough investigation because I am ready to surrender myself, but I know the God almighty that I serve will vindicate me because this a serious challenge for me.”
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