Luck ran out of a man described by the Police as a serial rapist in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State when he was arrested for allegedly raping a 19 year old girl.
The suspect, Anthony Arogunmasa, widely known as Pastor in the area was said to have accosted his victim at about 8pm on the 23rd of September, 2014 and lured her to his room under the guise of performing spiritual cleansing on her.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Victor Babayemi confirmed the arrest in a statement he made available to Journalists in Ado Ekiti.
The statement disclosed that the suspect was arrested by detectives attached to the Ikere Division.
The statement also says: “The suspect, who confessed to the crime, accosted the victim on September 23, 2014 at about 2000 hours and lured her to his house to perform spiritual cleansing because he perceived that victim was under a spiritual spell.
“On getting to his room, the victim was threatened and put under fear of harm before being raped.
“Medical report confirmed that the victim was actually raped by the suspect while preliminary investigation revealed that he is a serial rapist who lures hapless women with ‘spiritual cleansing’ to have unlawful canal knowledge. He will be charged to court as soon as investigation into the case is concluded, please”.
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