A 48-year-old clergyman, Pastor Michael Abiodun, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun state Police Command for allegedly raping and impregnating the 12-year-old daughter of his church member.
The victim’s mother joined the church to seek spiritual covering after two of her daughters died mysteriously. To prevent the victim from suffering the same fate, she ran to the church for deliverance.
One fateful day, the pastor asked the woman to send her daughter to him for a special prayer session, but when she got there, he took her into a room within the church premises and forcefully had sex with her which resulted in pregnancy.
He also threatened her with dire consequences if she reported him to anyone, including her mother.
Following his arrest and interrogation, the pastor who is a father of three confessed to the crime and claimed he was pushed by the devil to sleep with the minor. He also confessed to being the one who deflowered her.
The victim’s mother explained to the police that she didn’t know her daughter had taken in until she was seven months pregnant.
The minor, who is a JS2 student, has welcomed the child three months ago.
