A 59-yr-old pastor of the Light Christian Church, Odeda, Oketokun Abiodun, was on July 10, 2020, arrested by men of the Ogun State police Command for forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 10-year-old girl (name withheld).
The pastor was arrested following a report by the father of the victim at Odeda Police Station.
He said the suspect saw his daughter playing with other children and called her to go and bring his key for him in his room, adding that while the innocent girl was going into the room, the pastor followed her behind, pushed her on the bed, covered her mouth with his hands and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
Following the report, the DPO Odeda Division, CSP Ajayi Williams, detailed detectives to the scene where the randy pastor was promptly arrested.
On interrogation, the pastor owned up to the crime and he is currently being detained at the police station; while the victim has been taken to the General hospital, Odeda, for medical attention.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the Anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
