37, of Eternal Sacred Order C & S Church Sabo, Odogbolu, Ogun State,
for raping a 32-year-old lady in his church premises at Odogbolu Ogun
State.
The victim alleged that the pastor was in a prayer session with her
when he asked her (victim) to hold on to some candle stick and
suddenly and forcefully pulled off her wears before he eventually had
carnal knowledge of her in the church.
The anti-crime team attached to Odogbolu Division of Ogun State
Command apprehended him when the victim and her relations stormed the
Police Division to notify the Divisional Police Officer of the
pastor's misdeeds and to seek justice through the police.
According to the state's police spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, "the matter
is currently at the Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of
the Department of Criminal Investigation, Abeokuta and medical reports
so far received on the matter confirmed that the pastor actually
committed the offence and he has confessed to the crime. The matter
will soon be charged to court."
In another development, the mobile anti crime patrol team deployed to
the Lagos/Ibadan expressway arrested two suspected robbers at Danco
filling station along the expressway on Monday at about 11.40 pm while
blocking the expressway in an attempt to rob commuters and road users
of their belongings.
The suspects arrested are Usman Sunday, 28, of Sabo Dantajira area of
Sagamu and Richard Olabode, 27, of the same address.
Usman, who hails from Apa Local Government Area in Benue State, is
married with two children, and attended Agbele Community High
School,while Richard who hails from Ire, Osun State attended Methodist
Comprehensive College, Sagamu and a drop-out of the Department of
Sociology and Anthropology,University of Calabar.
Items recovered from them include one locally-made pistol, live and
expended cartridges, a sharp knife, cutlasses, hand gloves and
assorted charms.
The suspects were said to have been handed over to the Divisional
Police Officer in charge of Sagamu Division, CSP Adebowale Lawal, for
preliminary investigation before the matter will be transferred to the
Department of Criminal Investigation, Eleweran, Abeokuta as directed
by the Commissioner of Police Ogun State CP Ikemefuna Okoye.
Meantime, the CP has condemned the criminal act of the pastor who was
involved in a rape case. He further directed that the pastor be
charged to court without delay for such will serve as deterrent to
other rapists particularly "men of God"who are fond of engaging
themselves in criminal acts.
CP Okoye also commended the anti crime patrol team along the ever busy
Lagos/Ibadan road for arresting the armed robbers who terrorize
innocent Nigerians on the said expressway.
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