Fawaz Adebisi
A pastor in Rivers state, Piler Erekwa, has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl in the Ndele community, Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
The police have said that the arrest of Erekwa, 45, was facilitated by a complaint made by one Amesi ThankGod, an in-law to the teenager.
ThankGod said to newsmen that the victim, along with her mom, attends the pastor’s church, Gracious Covenant Church of Pastor Piler.
In his words, the girl was always in the church’s custody whenever her mother goes to the farm, not until they noticed some strange behaviours from her.
He said, “If her mother goes to the farm, the girl normally goes to the church to relax and returns in the evening.
“Then in the last few days, the girl started vomiting. My wife (her elder sister) took her for a medical examination. The result shows she is pregnant.”
Reacting to this, he said the girl’s elder sister took her to Pastor Pillar, who reportedly admitted that he was responsible for the pregnancy.
However, ThankGod said that the pastor requested to terminate the pregnancy, saying that she might die if she was left to born, in which the family objected.
ThankGod said, “But he (pastor) said they should give her some drugs to flush the pregnancy so that the girl will be free.
“But if we allow that, the girl may die and we have ourselves to blame.”
He said the matter was reported to a vigilante group who in turn handed over the suspect to the Rumuji Police Division in EmuohaEmuoha and was taken into custody.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident.
“Yes, we are aware of the incident. The suspect has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing,” she said.
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