The Oyo State Police Command said it has arrested a self-acclaimed pastor who allegedly lures his female victims to his hideout and rapes them after dispossessing them of their belongings.
Parading the suspect before newsmen on Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State Police Commissioner, Shina Olukolu, said information about the suspect got to the office of the State Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) on Aug. 15.
Olukolu said that the suspect was in the habit of luring unsuspecting female victims to his hideout at Awe town and raping them. He would then dispossess them of their belongings and engage in ‘spiritual cleansing’ for ritual purposes.
He added that some items including a cell phone was recovered from the suspect.
“One Infinix cell phone with which he took obscene pictures of his victims was recovered from him.
”He claimed to be the pastor of one Gospel Ministry Commission based in Bashi Quarters in Awe upon interrogation.
“His confessions led to the arrest of one of his accomplices, an alleged quack medical practitioner who performed abortion on one of his victims,” Olukolu said.