The police in Delta State have arrested a pastor alongside two other men for their alleged involvement in rape and defilement.
The pastor, simply identified as Collins, was arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl.
Collins, a senior pastor with a new generation church was apprehended by the police after he was allegedly caught in the act.
It was gathered that policemen took the suspect into custody after the victim’s parents reported the matter at the Gana Police Station in Sapele.
It was gathered that the suspect was arrested on Saturday and later transferred to the Sapele Area Command.
Two other men in their 50s were arrested for separately defiling a 10-year-old girl and a two-year-old baby.
One of the suspects, a 58-year-old man, was arrested for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl at Eku in the Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.
The second suspect was accused of molesting a two-year-old baby at the Ovwian/Aladja area of Udu Local Government Area of the state.
Confirming the arrests, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said the two men would be charged to court on Monday (today).
