Josiah
Akinsuyi, a pastor with the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Ondo State, has
been arrested over allegations of impregnating a 16-year-old girl in the state.
The
46-year-old pastor was also said to have been involved in an affair with the
victim’s elder sister before he was exposed.
Officers
of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State, paraded
the pastor before journalists in Akure on Wednesday.
Pedro
Awili, the NSCDC Commandant in Ondo State, said the incident was reported by the
father of the victim. .
He said
the victim confessed to her father that she was already four months pregnant
after a pregnancy test was conducted.
He
revealed that the girl and her family stayed in the same neighborhood where the
pastor’s church is located at Abusoro in Ijoka area of Akure, adding that the
suspect took over from one Sunday Babatunde, who was also involved in sexually
defiling the girl.
“Our
investigation revealed that the pastor had had carnal knowledge of the girl
three times and we have carried out a pregnancy test which proved that the girl
is four months pregnant. .
The
investigation also revealed that the elder sister of the girl has something
doing with the pastor because the first time he wanted to have carnal knowledge
of her, she was not cooperating and she informed her sister about it, and the
sister asked her to cooperate with the pastor,” he said.
“She told
us that there was a time this same pastor slept with her in the classroom of
one private school owned by his wife. The pastor denied having any intercourse
with the girl. .
I am not
expecting him to accept the allegation. The girl confessed to us that the
pastor had earlier promised to give her N50,000, but he failed on his promise.
We think
it was because the pastor failed to redeem his promise and was not attending to
her again that made the girl confess to her father.” Awili stressed that the
pastor would soon be charged to court for prosecution.
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