OTA– A Pastor with the Helmet of Life International Church, Ota in Ogun State has been arrested by men of the Ogun State police command for having carnal knowledge of a 12 year old girl.
The Suspect, Niyi Omowodun, a resident of Ejigun Agbede Itele Ota in Ado-odo local government area According to a press release issued by the Police public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in Abeokuta was arrested following a complaint by the father of the victim at Itele Divisional police headquarters.
He reported that while he was at his working place, he received a call from one of his neighbors that her daughter had been sexually abused by the suspect and that the said neighbor caught the man ‘red handed’
“Upon the report, the DPO Itele division, Csp Monday Unuigbe detailed his detectives to go after the man and he was subsequently arrested”
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed having unlawful carnal knowledge of the little girl. He stated further that he lured the small girl into an uncompleted building in the area when the girl was going on an errand. When asked whether he has no wife, the suspect explained that he has been separated with his wife since 2016” Oyeyemi stated
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of police, Cp Kenneth Ebrimson has ordered the transfer of the suspect to anti human trafficking and child labor unit of the State Criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
