45-Year-Old Pastor Accused Of Sexually Abusing 10-Year-Old Girl In Rivers…Now In Police Custody
A pastor, Mr Lucky, who is 45 years old, has been arrested and taken into custody by the police in Rivers State.
He has been accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl under his care in Ihuaje community, Ahoada East Local Government.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Mr Lucky was seized by members of a local security outfit called ‘ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee’ led by its Commander Precious Ihuruzu and handed over to the police.
A member of the Association Against Child Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Dennis Otobo, said he had received a call from the gender desk of the state Ministry of Health about the case of child sexual abuse which they wanted him to follow up; which he had obliged.
‘In the course of my investigation, I got to know that one Pastor Lucky (surname withheld) who is also the proprietor of a group of schools (private) in Ihuaje community in Ahoada East has been having sex with a 10-year-old girl under his care.
This got to the knowledge of the parents. When the parents visited her on that Saturday at the pastor’s house, the girl informed them of what she had been going through. That anytime he had sex with her, he would give her N500 to keep the secret.
Her parents immediately took the girl to the hospital where they did a preliminary investigation.
I later called the Divisional Police Officer for assistance and arrest. It was in the evening that the DPO told me that they should come on Sunday and that he was going to handle the case professionally. Truly, he did that because as we speak, the man (pastor) is in Ahoada police station’ he said.
Otobo commended the DPO of Ahoada Police Division, the Chief Security Officer of Ahoada East LGA, Hector Ekeakita, the OSPAC and a rights activist, Prince Wiro, who is the National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights and Accountability Campaign for their roles in ensuring the suspect’s arrest.
Spokesperson for Rivers State police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who has confirmed the pastor’s arrest, added that investigation is underway.
‘Yes, I can confirm his arrest. The pastor is with us here at the command headquarters. We received a complaint from the parents of the girl and cops working with a local vigilante there arrested him. Investigations are ongoing’ Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
