Etim Effiong
A 50-year-old prophet in charge of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oke-Igbala Ifo, Ogun State, Tayo Shobowale, has been arrested for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old member of the church.
It was learnt that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at the family support unit of Ota Area Command by the victim, who was accompanied by her mother.
The victim was said to have reported that, sometime in March 2021, the prophet invited her to the church for prayer, adding that the prophet took advantage of her being alone with him in the church to forcefully have unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
The victim further stated that after the illicit affair, the prophet ordered her to take a spiritual bath in the church with an already spiritually prepared candle, which he used to rub all over her body.
She said: “Since then, I have been having spiritual attack, which often makes me fall down and unconscious for hours.”
Upon the report, according to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, the Area Commander Ota, ACP Muhideen Obe, detailed his Family Support Unit to the scene where the randy prophet was promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspect initially denied the allegations, but when he was confronted by the victim, it was very difficult for him to absolve himself from the allegations,” Oyeyemi said.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered a thorough investigation into the matter and said the suspect would be charged once investigation is concluded.