Police arrests overseer for defiling 14-year-old worshipper

Tamarauemi Ebimini

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 38-year-old General Overseer of  The Beloved Chapel, Agbado in Ifo Local Government Area of the state, Pastor Israel Adebayo,  for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old member of his church

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

Oyeyemi said the pastor whose church is situated at No 9, Iyaniwura street, off Owonikoko street, Agbado area of the state, was arrested following a complaint lodged at Agbado divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim.

This is coming following the arrest of another pastor few days ago in the state on similar allegation

Oyeyemi said the victim’s mother reported that the incident happened while she travelled to treat herself of certain ailment.

The PPRO added that the mother said her daughter, who happened to be a choir member in the  church, went to church and the pastor lured her into his room and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect would have been arrested a long time ago, but the mother of the victim frustrated the move because she didn’t want to offend her pastor.

The PPRO, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had ordered the transfer of the case to state Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.