Police Arrest 50-Year-Old Prophet who Raped 17-Year-Old member during Prayer Session in Ogun Church

A 50-year-old prophet, who goes by the name Tayo Shobowale has been apprehended by the Ogun State Police command for allegedly raping a 17-year-old female church member during a prayer session in the church in the Oke Igbala, Ifo area of the state.

Prophet Shobowale of the Cherubim and Saraphim church in Oke Igbala, Ifo was arrested following a report filed against him by the victims family.

According to the police, the family reported that sometime in March 2021, the prophet invited the teenager to the church for prayer, and there, the prophet took advantage of her being alone for a prayer session and forced himself on her.

The victim further recounted that after the incident, the prophet ordered her to take a spiritual bath in the church with an already spiritually prepared candle, which he rubbed over her body.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated that since then, the victim had complained of having a spiritual attack which always made her to fall down and remain unconscious for hours.

The suspect initially denied the allegations during interrogations, but when he was confronted by the victim, it was very difficult for him to absolve himself of the allegations.

Reacting to the incident, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered a thorough investigation of the case and that the suspect be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.