IBADAN — The Oyo State Police Command has arrested
a self-acclaimed pastor, who allegedly raped the daughter of a genuine pastor
of a popular church during a robbery operation.
The suspect, Ayodele Ademola, aged 55 and a woman,
Aina Mohammed were among other 22 suspected criminals paraded by Deputy Commissioner
of Police, Okaula at the state Police Command recently.
The police boss said: “On July 22, 2014 at about
11:45pm, one pastor reported that four armed men jumped into his compound,
knocked on his window and ordered him to open his main door.”
He stated further that he complied and three armed
men entered his living room while one was standing outside with a gun. “They
ordered everyone to lie down and ransacked the whole house. They carted away
valuable items. The robbery victim revealed further that during the robbery
operation, one of his daughters was raped by one of the men.”
On receipt of the information, policemen of the
command swung into action and through investigation led to the arrest of all
the members of the robbery gang.
"IT WAS THE DEVIL" - Suspect
Ademola, in his confessional statement said he did
not know what came over him when he raped the girl. He said: “My wife is dead.
I have three children, a boy and two girls. When we were robbing the house, we
ordered all of them to lie down. Then, I saw the girl who had a wrapper round
her waist. I ordered her to remove her pants but she refused. I then begged her
to do so and she did. It was the devil. I was the only one that raped the
girl.”
One of his partners in crime, Azeez Rafiu, 27,
confirmed that it was the ‘pastor’ that raped the girl. He said: “We warned him
but he would not listen. It was this same pastor that introduced me to the
group. He promised to buy me a motorcycle after he had paid me N10, 000 for
taking him round the city. I never knew he was an armed robber until he
deceived me that we were going to a party but ended up robbing a house with
other members. That time, he told me it was too late for me to turn down his
invitation.”
The police boss said all the suspects would soon be
charged to court. One of the suspects, Aina Mohammed, a married woman, said her
husband did not know she was an informant to a gang of robbers. During
interview, she said, her boyfriend who is in Agodi Prison, linked her with the
other suspects.
Source: Vanguard
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