A 44 -year -old pastor, Oluwakemi Oyebola, has been arrested for allegedly raping his own daughter and administering abortion on her three times.
The cleric who is in charge of a parish of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) was arrested following a complaint by his daughter, who reported at Owode-Egbado Divisional Police Headquarters, Ogun State, that her father has been raping her since 2015.
The Ogun state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the victim had reported that her father began to have illicit sexual intercourse with her when she turned 19 and shortly after the demise of her mother.
She further reported that she got pregnant for her father three times he took her to a nurse who aborted the pregnancies.
The victim further disclosed that after the third abortion, her father did a family planning for her so as not to get pregnant again.
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She added that when she realized that her father was all out to ruin her life, she ran away from home and reported the matter to the Advocacy For Children And Vulnerable Persons Network, a non-governmental organisation.
She was consequently taken to the Owode-Egbado Police Station by the NGO, to lodge a complaint.
“Upon the report, the DPO of Owode-Egbado Division, SP Olabisi Elebute, led her detectives to the pastor’s house where he was promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspect made a confessional statement that all that his daughter said was nothing but the whole truth.
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Kenneth Ebrimson, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to Anti Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution”.
Oyeyemi stated.
