A vigilante group known as Organized Security Planning and Advisory Committee, OSPAC, formerly known as ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee has apprehended one Mr Lucky(surname withheld), a Pastor of one of Nigeria’s largest pentecostal church with National headquarters in Lagos, for allegedly defiling a ten-year-old girl in Ihuaje community in Ahoada East LGA, Rivers State.

The OSPAC commander in Ahoada East LGA, Precious Ihuruzu, led his men to Ihuaje community on Tuesday afternoon where the Pastor who is incharge of the branch of the pentecostal church in the community was arrested and handed over to Ahoada Police Division.

In an interview with Journalists, Denis Otobo,a member of the association against child,sexual and gender based violence said “On Saturday,I got a call from the gender desk officer of ministry of health that she had a reported case of child abuse in Ahoada East and she want me to follow up, which I did.

“In the course of my investigation,I got to know that one Pastor Lucky (surname withheld) who is also proprietor of a group of schools(private) in Ihuaje community in Ahoada East has been having sexual affairs with a ten year old girl under his custody.

“This got to the knowledge of the parents when the parents visited her on that Saturday in his(Pastor’s) house and the girl now informed them of what she has been going through.Anytime he had affairs with her,he will give her 500 naira to keep quiet.Her parents immediately took the girl to the hospital where they did preliminary investigation.

“On that level,I decided to call the DPO for assistance and arrest.It was on Saturday evening,the DPO told me that they should come on Sunday that he is going to handle the case professionally and truly he did that because as we are talking,the man(suspect) is in Ahoada Police station,Ahoada East.”

Mr Otobo commended the DPO of Ahoada Police Division, the Chief Security Officer of Ahoada East LGA,Hector Ekeakita and rights activist,Prince Wiro,National Coordinator of Centre for Basic Rights for their various roles in ensuring arrest of the suspect(Pastor).

The Gender advocate called on the Police to do a thorough investigation while stating that if the suspect is found culpable,he should be taken to court for diligent prosecution.

The Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command,Grace Iringe Koko who is also a Superintendent of Police,SP confirmed the arrest of the Pastor on compliant of alleged defilement by parents of the child adding that investigstion is ongoing.