By Sabiu Abdullahi
The Ogun Police Command has apprehended a 43-year-old pastor, Clinton John, for the alleged defilement of a 16-year-old girl whose identity is being withheld.
The arrest was made following a report filed by the family at Giwa Agbado, who suspected their daughter’s involvement in sexual intercourse due to recurring infections and unsettling behavior.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, revealed in a statement that the family reported the case to the Agbado Divisional Police Station.
The victim eventually confessed that Pastor Clinton John of Mega Healing Ministry had been engaging in unlawful carnal knowledge of her since November 2022.
Disturbingly, she claimed that the pastor had threatened her life if she ever disclosed the illicit affair.
Upon interrogation, the suspect, Clinton John, admitted to the crime, acknowledging multiple instances of unlawful carnal knowledge of the young girl.
The police have issued medical forms to the survivor for necessary treatment and examination.
SP Omolola Odutola further informed the public that Pastor Clinton John would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for a discreet investigation into the matter.