A 38-year-old pastor,
Ogbomo Jerry, has been arrested by the Bayelsa State Police Command alongside
six others for the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl and two 8-year-old.
The
cleric reportedly lured the victim to his office at Aduleama in Amassoma
community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, LGA, of the state and raped
her.
Confirming
the arrests, the state Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi,
while parading the suspects at the command in Yenagoa, the state capital on
Friday said, “Also arrested on October 6 was one 21-year-old Emanso David, who
is a carpenter, for luring an eight-year-old into his workshop at Igbogene
Market and raping her.
“He
further threatened to kill her if she tells her mother.
“Also
on October 14, another suspect, Atika Eguini, lured another eight-year-old old
into his house in Okriama Compound in Amassoma and had canal knowledge of her.
“The
victim confirmed that she had been lured thrice by the same man anytime her
elder sister travelled.
“The
other four suspects, Godwin Governor, 20, Kingsley Akpas, 21; Ebikewenemor
Aripamone,18, and Harrison Ebibo, were apprehended over the rape of a
19-year-old girl in the state,” the CP added.
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