Thirty four-year-old Pastor Adekunle Kayode has
been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly fingering a member
of his church (name withheld) to confirm her virginity. The incident was said
to have occurred on Sunday within the premises of the Jesus is the Way
Evangelistic Ministry, Olorunsogo, Abeokuta.
A father of one, Kayode, was arrested by police
detectives attached to the Kemta division after the victim allegedly narrated
her ordeal to her father who informed the police. The Ogun State Police Public
Relations Officer, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest.
He said, “Kayode was arrested at his home on
Okediyi Street, Abeokuta. Another suspect, Onatade Oluwasegun, 23, of Sheriff
Onatade Street, Obantoko, was also arrested for conspiring with Kayode to use
the victim for ritual purposes.
“The victim, who is 20 years old, alleged that
Kayode also had indulged in this ungodly act for years.
“She also accused Kayode of fingering her several
times even while she was on her monthly periods. She alleged that last
Sunday, the pastor fingered her again to confirm her virginity while she was in
the church for a programme.
“The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Ikemefuna Okoye, has directed that the matter be transferred to the State
Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.”
Adejobi said Oluwasegun, who is Kayode’s
accomplice, allegedly used a charm on the victim with the intention of raping
her, possibly for ritual purposes.
The charm, which has been recovered from Kayode,
was said to have been hidden on the church premises.
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