Police Arrests 72-year-old Pastor For Defiling A 13-year-old Girl In Oyo State

A pastor with Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oke-Aseyori, Iyana Church, Monatan, Ibadan, allegedly defiled a child.

The 72-year-old pastor identified as Mr. Jimo Odunayo, was arrested after he defiled a 13-year-old girl identified as Rasaq Aisha.

Police arrested the pastor along with Opeyemi Rasaq, who was also said to have played a role in the crime.

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The rape incident was confirmed in a statement by the state police Commissioner, Ngozi Onadeko.

Parading the suspects, she said the pastor was arrested for having unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl between 2019 and June 2020.

The police commissioner said:

“The suspect and the parents of the victim live within the same compound and the victim always goes to the living room of the suspect to watch television. Consequently, the suspect took advantage of the prevailing situation to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her four distinctly independent times.

“The suspect made a confessional statement to that effect, admitting that the allegation is true. The case was transferred to state CID Iyaganku, Ibadan where it was charged to court.”