The police Rivers State have arrested a 45-year-old Pastor simply identified as Lucky, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Ihuaje community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of the State.
The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this.
He said Lucky was arrested after a complaint of alleged defilement by the parents of the tween girl.
Grace Iringe-Koko said “Yes, I can confirm his arrest. The Pastor is with us here in the Command. We received a complaint from the parents of the girl and our men working with a local vigilante there arrested him. Investigations are ongoing.”
It was gathered that a local security outfit formally called ‘ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee’ led by its Commander code-named OSPAC Precious Ihuruzu, arrested the pastor.
The suspect, who is the pastor of a branch of the church in the area was handed over to the Ahoada Police Division.
