The police in Ogun State have arrested one Lekan Sunday for allegedly raping a prophetess inside a church.
The operatives apprehend the 40-year-old man on Monday, four days after he allegedly committed the crime last Thursday.
Armed with weapons, the suspect was said to have broken into the Orioke Aanu Oluwa Gbohunmi Church in the Ilogbo Adu neighborhood of Kemta, Abeokuta.
He reportedly threatened to kill the prophetess if she did not cooperate with him, holding her captive and threatening her with a knife.
The prophetess reportedly began appealing to the culprit when her appeal for assistance from those nearby failed to produce results.
After finally forcing her into submission and allegedly raping the prophetess, the victim was said to have approached a nearby police station, where the matter was reported.
The police launched a manhunt for the suspect who had fled, having received the complaint.
PUNCH quoted the state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, as confirming the incident on Tuesday.
Odutola said the prophetess recognised the suspect as a mason and labourer in the area.
“The incident happened last Thursday last week, but we arrested the suspect on Monday. The preliminary investigation into the matter is ongoing,” Odutola said.