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.