44- year-old pastor rapes own daughter, aborts pregnancy thrice’

By Peter Moses, Abeokuta |  Jul 7, 2020 

Police in Ogun State have arrested a 44-year-old Pastor of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Ogo Oluwa Parish, Oluwafemi Oyebola for allegedly raping his own daughter (name withheld). It was learnt that the pastor was arrested following a complaint by his daughter who reported at Owode-Egbado divisional headquarters.  A statement by Command Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi quoted her to have reported that the father had been forcefully having carnal knowledge of her since 2015 when she was 19 years old shortly after the demise of her mother. According to her, she got pregnant for her father three times and the father took her to a nurse where those pregnancies were aborted. Oyeyemi said “After the third abortion, the suspect did family planning for her so as not to get pregnant any longer. “Having realized that her father is all out to ruin her life, she ran away from the house and reported to an NGO ‘‘Advocacy For Children And Vulnerable Persons Network’’ consequent upon which she was taken to Owode-Egbado police station to complain.” The Police Spokesman said following receipt of the report, the DPO Owode-Egbado division, SP Olabisi Elebute led her detectives to the pastor’s house where he was promptly arrested. “On interrogation, the suspect made confessional statement that all what his daughter said is nothing but the whole truth”, he added. Oyeyemi added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Kenneth Ebrimson had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labor unit of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.