The Police Command in Ogun state has arrested one  Pastor Peter Taiwo and his wife, Elizabeth for allegedly conniving to defile a 16 years old choir member of the church in Alaja Oke, Saje area of Abeokuta, the state capital.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s spokesman explained that the suspects were nabbed following a complaint lodged at Adatan divisional headquarters by the victim.

The victim, as gathered, went to the church for choir practice when the pastor’s wife called her and told her to go and meet him in their room to send her on an errand.

As soon as the teenager got into the room, the police public relations officer alleged that the pastor’s wife locked the door from outside, consequent upon which the pastor overpowered her, and forcefully had sex with her.

“She explained further that the pastor’s wife later came in after her husband has satisfied himself and met her crying and she told her to stop crying as she is now a woman, she then warned her never to tell anybody or else she will die,” Abimbola said.

The force publicist continued, “Upon the report, the DPO Adatan division, SP Salaudeen Abiodun, quickly detailed his detectives to the scene, where the randy pastor and his wife were promptly apprehended.”

The Police added that the couple confessed to the crime upon interrogation and blamed the devil for it.

While they pleaded for forgiveness from the victim, the teenager has been taken to hospital by the police for medical treatment.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Labour Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation, with the view to charging them to court as soon as investigation is concluded.

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Imo State Police Command has arrested one Pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba and 12 others over the abduction of a Catholic priest and 13 other residents in Imo the state.

Anoloba of the Apostolic Church of Christ in Eziama Osuama, in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area (LGA), was alleged to be involved in the kidnap of Reverend Father Fidelis Ekemgba in charge of St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Umunohu Amakohia in Ihitte Uboma LGA of the state.

Rabiu Huissani, the Imo State Commissioner of Police paraded the suspects alongside 16 others arrested for various crimes at the Police Command headquarters in Owerri.

“It will interest you all to know that a total of 29 suspects were arrested in the commission of different crimes, especially kidnapping and armed robbery while a total of 13 firearms, 89 ammunition of different calibres, and nine vehicles of different types were recovered,” he said while briefing newsmen on Thursday.

Huissani listed the other suspects accused of the crime allegedly committed by Anoloba to include Chukwuma Onwe, Chika Ifeoma, Chidinka Oduenyi, Uchenna Duru, Onyebuchi Emeka, Augustine Azubike, Kingsley Obumunonye, Divine Ugochukwu, Chibueze Iwuoha, Godwin Ogu, Richard Nworie, and Monday Oyama.

Also, he identified the other victims as Chinyeaka Ekendu, Uche Obieche, Kingsley Okoro, Chuks Agbugba, Ekwe Lambert, Cosmos Adumekwe, Ikenna Duru, Ujunwa Nlemchukwu, Nwabueze Ashama, Judith Nwachukwu, Callista Ahmed, Anthony Uchenna, and Lilan Egwurugwu who was killed.

“You will observe that recently, the state has enjoyed relative peace owing to the crime fighting strategy put in place by the command and in keeping with the promise to rid Imo State of crime and criminality during my maiden press briefing,” the police boss added.

CP Huissani continued, “The command under my watch is enjoying a robust partnership and synergy with other security agencies and community stakeholders in the state. However, we have refused to rest on our oars as the reward of hard work they say, is more hard work.

“As we all know, the Christmas season is at hand and there are tendencies for increase in crime. To this end, we shall leave no stone unturned in our efforts to rid Imo State of crime and criminality.”

He noted that the police have put in place adequate strategies to check the activities of criminals during the yuletide season and thereafter.

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The 52-year-old pastor was brought before Magistrate B.I. Bakare on three counts bordering on stealing.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Okwedimbu, and one other at large, had collected the sum from the complainant, Mrs. Teresa Nwabueze, an official of the Nigerian Maritime Authority, about eight years ago.

The suspects reportedly agreed to sell a plot of land situated at the Isheri Fagbile area of the state to Nwabueze, but failed.

The woman was said to have written a petition to the police at the Zone 2 Command, Onikan, leading to Okwedimbu’s arrest.

A police prosecutor, Inspector Haruna Ibrahim, told the court that the offence contravened sections 287, 314 and 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

The charge read in part, “That you Pastor Emmanuel Okwedimbu and one other at large, between the year 2009 and 2010 in Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, with the intent to defraud, did obtain from one Mrs. Teresa Nwabueze of Adeleke Adebayo Street, Oke-Afa, Isolo, Lagos, the sum of N1,400,000 under the false pretences of selling a plot of land situated at Isheri Fagbile area of Lagos to her – a representation you knew to be false, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 314 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The magistrate, Bakare, granted him bail in the sum of N400,000 with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till August 29, 2017.

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