Police arrest pastor, wife over alleged rape of church member
The Police in Ogun State have arrested a ‘Pastor’, Peter Taiwo, and his wife, Elizabeth, for conspiracy in the alleged rape of a member of the church choir.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement, saying that Taiwo, who claims to be the General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Bible Church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, was arrested on Friday.
According to the police spokesman, the suspect was arrested for defiling the 16-year-old chorister of the church, while his wife was apprehended for her alleged conspiracy in the saga.
He said the incident was reported at the Adatan Division and the DPO, SP Salaudeen Abiodun, detailed detectives to the scene, where the pastor and his wife were apprehended.
The PPRO said, “The couple were arrested on Friday following a complaint lodged at Adatan divisional police headquarters by the victim.
“In her statement, the victim told the police that while she was in the church for choir practice, the pastor’s wife instructed her to go and meet him in their room because the pastor wanted to send her on an errand.
“As soon as she got into the room, the pastor’s wife locked the door from outside; the pastor overpowered her, and forcefully had sex with her.
“She also told the police that the pastor’s wife later came in after her husband had satisfied himself and met her crying and told her to stop crying as she was now a woman.
“The pastor’s wife then warned the victim never to tell anybody what happened or else she will die.
“On interrogation, the couple confessed to the crime but blamed the devil for it. They also pleaded for forgiveness from the victim,” the police spokesman said.
He further said that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had ordered the transfer of the suspects to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
Oyeyemi assured that the suspects will soon be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigation into the case.
