Self-acclaimed pastor arrested for defiling 12 year old girl in ogun state
A self acclaimed 54 year old Pastor Niyi Omowodun has been arrested by Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling 12 year old girl in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state.
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known on Wednesday adding that the suspect a resident of Ejigun Agbede Itele Ota in Ado-odo local government was arrested following a complaint by the father of the victim.
The police spokesman said the father reported at Itele divisional headquarters that while he was at his working place, he received a call from one of his neighbors that her daughter had been sexually abused by the suspect and that the said neighbor caught the man in the act.
‘Upon the report, the DPO Itele division Csp Monday Unuigbe detailed his detectives to go after the man and he was subsequently arrested. On interrogation, the suspect who claimed to be a pastor at Helmet of Life international church confessed having unlawful carnal knowledge of the little girl”.
Penpushing further reports that, the police said the suspect stated that he lured the small girl into an uncompleted building in the area when the girl was going on an errand.
The police said,when asked whether he has no wife, the suspect explained that he has separated with his wife since 2016.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of police, Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the transfer of the suspect to Anti Human Trafficking and Child labor unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
