Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old labourer, Lekan Sunday for allegedly raping a prophetess in a church in Abeokuta.
According to report, while the suspect allegedly committed the crime last, men of the state command succeeded in arresting him on Tuesday, October 17.
It was gathered that the suspect stormed the church, Orioke Aanu Oluwa Gbohunmi, in the Ilogbo Adu area of Kemta in Abeokuta with weapons and met the victim sleeping.
He was said to have held the prophetess hostage while displaying a knife in her face that he would kill her if she continued to give him a tough time.
When her call for help from people around the premises did not yield results, the prophetess was said to have started pleading with the suspect to pity her.
Despite several pleas with Sunday, the suspect was said to have insisted on having sex with the prophetess.
After finally forcing her into submission and allegedly raping the prophetess, the victim was said to have approached a nearby police station, where she reported the matter.
Having received the complaint, the police launched a manhunt for the suspect who had fled and he was later arrested.
While speaking journalists, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident, said the prophetess recognised the suspect as a mason and labourer in the area.
“We have arrested the suspect and preliminary investigation into the matter is ongoing,” Odutola stated.
