Niyi Omowodun, a 54-year-old man who is said to be a pastor, has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in Ogun State.
Omowodun was reported to have identified himself as the pastor of one Helmet of Life International Church.
The police said the self-acclaimed pastor was arrested on Monday, at Ejigun Agbede, Itele-Ota.
Police said the suspect confessed defiling the unnamed girl, saying he lured her into an uncompleted him. Asked if he did not have a wife, Omowodun allegedly told the police that his wife had left him.
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