Nigerian Police; Ogun State Command, has arrested Pastor Okedokun Abiodun, 59, of the Light Christian Church, Odeda in Odeda Local Government Area of the state for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld).
Following a report by the father of the victim, the Divisional Police Officer for Odeda Division, Ajayi Williams, sent detectives to arrest the pastor, it was learnt.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement of Tuesday, narrated how Okedokun was apprehended.
Oyeyemi affirmed that the arrest was made following a report by the father of the victim at Odeda Police station.
According to the statement, “The suspect saw his daughter playing with other children and he called her to go and bring his key for him in his room, while the innocent girl was going into the room, the pastor allegedly followed her behind, pushed her into the bed, covered her mouth with his hands and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
Upon the report, the DPO Odeda division, CSP Ajayi Williams detailed his detectives to the scene where the randy pastor was promptly arrested.
On interrogation, the pastor owned up to the commission of the crime and he is currently being detained at Odeda police station; while the victim has been taken to General hospital Odeda for medical attention.”
The spokesman said the State Commissioner of Police, Kenneth Ebrimson had ordered the transfer of the suspect to anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
