The police command in Lagos has detained a pastor for defiling two daughters of a church member in the Isolo area.

The suspect, who is the general overseer and founder of the church, was apprehended following a petition dated July 28 by the father of the victims.

Following the petition, the police commissioner, Fatai Tijani, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, to conduct a thorough investigation into the case.

A police source said on Wednesday that the case was reported through a petition dated July 28 by the victims’ father, an adherent of the church, against the suspect.

The source said the suspect allegedly began defiling the petitioner’s eldest daughter when she was 13 years old.

“The pastor allegedly began having sexual intercourse with her at the church when she was 13 years old and continued until she turned 16 and gained admission into the university,” the source said.

The suspect was exposed after he allegedly sexually assaulted the petitioner’s younger daughter, aged 14, on two occasions.

“This he allegedly did through indoctrinating the naive minor with manipulative biblical injunctions, a gimmick he used on the elder sister.

”After the assaults, the younger daughter reported the suspect to her parents. It was after the suspect was exposed that the eldest daughter also opened up to her parents, alleging that the pastor had been having sexual intercourse with her since she was 13 years old.

“The investigation is being handled by the gender section of the SCID, Yaba, under the supervision of the deputy commissioner of police in charge of the department, Dayo Akinbisehin,” he said.

The suspect was subsequently apprehended and had allegedly confessed to the offences.

“The investigation is ongoing, and the suspect will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation,” the source added.

(NAN)