One Pastor Peter Taiwo of Christ Apostolic Bible Church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, and his wife Elizabeth Taiwo, have been arrested for conniving together to defile a 16 years old choir member of the church (name withheld).
The two were arrested by operatives of the Ogun State police command on Friday, December 10, 2021.
According to the spokesman of the police in Ogun State, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the pastor and his wife were arrested following a complaint lodged at Adatan divisional headquarters by the victim.
The victim reported that while she went to the church for choir practice, the pastor’s wife told her to go and meet the pastor in their room because the pastor wanted to send her on errand.
She stated further that as soon as she got into the room, the pastor’s wife locked the door from outside, consequent upon which the pastor overpowered her, and forcefully had sex with her.
She explained further that the pastor’s wife later came in after her husband had satisfied himself and met her crying and she told her to stop crying as she was now a woman.
She then warned her never to tell anybody or else she would die.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Adatan Division, SP Salaudeen Abiodun, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene, where the randy pastor and his wife were promptly apprehended.
On interrogation, the couple confessed to the crime but blamed the devil for it.
They also pleaded for forgiveness from the victim.
The victim has been taken to hospital by the police for medical treatment.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation, with the view to charge them to court as soon as investigation is concluded.
