The Lagos State Police Command at Pedro division in Shomolu has arrested the General Overseer of a popular church in Shomolu, Pastor Udoh Okon for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl.

 The victim who alleged that the suspect had been having carnal knowledge of her since last year, said that the last act was done in the suspect wife’s shop located on Bakonle Street.

The victim’s mother, Mrs Peace Effiong, informed the policemen at Pedro division in Shomolu division that she became suspicious after the primary school pupil began to behave unusual.

 She stated that on April 13, 2018, while her daughter was sleeping, that she observed liquid substance suspected to be semen dripping from her daughter’s virginal

 Upon interrogation, her daughter according to her, revealed that the General Overseer, Pastor Udoh Okon had been having carnal knowledge of her.

Subsequently, the suspect was arrested.

During interrogation, the Lagos State Police Command boss, Imohimi who paraded the suspect before newsmen yesterday, said” The child victim went further to revealed that it was in the Pastor’s wife’s shop at Bankole Street, Famous Bus-stop, Shomolu, that she was defiled.

 Upon interrogation, the suspect denied the allegation. However, medical examination conducted on the girl revealed that her hymen had been ruptured long ago, an indication that the suspect had been having carnal knowledge of her long before the discovery.

 “With the foregoing, I hereby reiterate my call to parents to keep an eye on their children as the Command will not hesitate to arrest negligent parents and prosecute them in accordance with relevant sections of the law, particularly, section 247 and 249 of Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015”.

But the suspect denied culpability. As he was being led away, he told some members of his congregation who visited the command when news of his arrested filtered round, to go and pray to God to vindicate him, even as he told them he never committed the act.