POLICE ARREST PASTOR, WIFE OVER ALLEGED RAPE, IMPREGNATION OF 13-YEAR-OLD BAYELSA GIRL

Operatives of the Ekeki Division of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a pastor and his wife over their alleged involvement in the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Yenagoa, the state capital.

The arrest, which was carried out during Sunday service, threw the congregation into confusion, with the accused pastor escaping through the back door but later submitting himself to the police following the arrest of his wife.

Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the pastor sexually assaulted the 13-year-old girl in the church premises and at his home.

Also, members of the Women Against Gender based Violence and Do Foundation who confirmed the development to newsmen, reported that the initial interview with the victim showed that the rape occurred five times from November, 2025.

It was gathered that the mother, who confronted the pastor and his wife, was convinced by her sister not to destroy God’s house and was reportedly handed 120,000 naira to procure an abortion the girl, which she did after a scan.

However, trouble started during one of the church services in which the accused pastor and his wife were heard thanking God for having defeated their enemies who are out to bring the husband and the church down.

The mother of the victim, feeling pained by the jubilation of the accused pastor and his wife, proceeded to the Ekeki Police Division to file an alleged case of rape.
She also contacted the complaint unit of the National Association of Women Against Gender based Violence, led by Mrs. Dise Harry.

When Contacted on the development, Mr. Iyamah Edebor, the Commissioner of Police, confirmed the development and assured that the Ekeki Division of the command has been directed to transfer the case to the gender unit at the police headquarters for proper investigation and prosecution.