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By Lawrence Enyoghasu
The head pastor of The Light House Gospel Church, Pastor Michael Abiodun has been arrested by Ogun State Police Command for defiling and impregnating a 12-year-old member of his church.
According to a report made available to Saturday Sun by Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the 48-year-old, whose church is located at Oluwo, Owode Egba, in Obafemi Owode local government area, has blamed the devil for his action.
“The Pastor was arrested following information received at Owode Egba divisional headquarters that, the victim’s mother joined the church as a result of a spiritual problem which led to the death of two of her daughters. To prevent the victim from the same calamity, she ran to the church for deliverance.
“On that 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, the pastor took her into a room within the church and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her which resulted in pregnancy.
“Upon the information, the DPO Owode Egba division, CSP Olasunkanmi Popoola, detailed his detectives to the scene where the randy Pastor was promptly arrested. On interrogation, he confessed to the commission of the crime but blamed it on the devil. He further confessed been the person who deflowered the victim who was a JSS 2 student.
The mother of the victim explained to the police that since her daughter have 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 the pastor threatened her dare consequences if she informed anybody about what happened between them, and that was the reason she didn’t inform her mother,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
