THE Edo
State Police Command in Benin, on Thursday, paraded one Eze Fidelis amongst
other criminals, a pastor with a Pentecostal church in Abudu, Orhiomnwon Local
Government Council, who defiled two underage girls.
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| Suspected Rapists Segun Otaru and Pastor Fidelis Eze |
Among the suspects were
also three rapists and four persons including a woman involved in robbing
unsuspecting passengers using commercial vehicles (popularly known as one
chance).
The Edo
State Police Commissioner, Mr Funso Adebanjo, who paraded them, yesterday, also
displayed cache of arms recovered from the suspects.
It is
very worrisome that recently the spate of rape cases is alarming to an extent
that a day does not pass without one or two reported rape cases excluding unreported
cases!!!
CP
Adebanjo who said the command had apprehended over 90 suspected robbers and
kidnappers in the past one month, lamented rising cases of defilement of minors
in the state. He warned residents to be wary of the latest trends whereby
people use taxis to rob unsuspecting passengers.
According
to the police boss, he explained thus, “today we have 32 suspects that we are parading and they were involved
in different crimes, ranging from robbery, kidnapping to cultism and people who
are involved in defilement of the girl child. This defilement thing in the
state now is disturbing. We will not allow them to go scot-free. And that is
why we continue to appeal to members of the public to always give us useful
information because we cannot do it alone.
“But let
me also alert members of the public. There is an emerging crime since the ban
on Okada was effected. It is called one chance.
What they do is that they always have a woman among them so that will make people not to suspect them. There is always somebody that claims to be a pastor with them, they will deceive you to say you have a particular problem and they will rob you of everything.
Pastor
Fidelis Eze who confessed that he actually defiled one Joy and Anthonia both of
them 11 years old, said he was possessed by evil spirit to commit the act.
He said:
“I am really ashamed of myself particularly as a pastor. I have been a pastor
at Deeper Life for over six years but I was tempted to defile these girls. They
are always visiting me, so this particularly day I defiled both of them.” Gosh!!!
Can mothers put an extra care on looking after their female children even inside churches? Word!
