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Police arrest Pastor for alleged rape, murder in Ondo

By Sade Adewale, Ondo

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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old Pastor Kayode Salami, who allegedly raped and killed his church member.

The Hope Metro gathered that the deceased, Adejoke Oloje came to the church with her cousin, one Aderonke to worship at Oke-Irapada Church for the first time.

It was learnt that the deceased, a nursing mother, left home with her 11 months old baby in January, this year, to stay in the church where she met her untimely death.

Speaking with The Hope Metro, the mother of the deceased, Mrs Deborah said Adejoke came to her in Idanre for a visit and suddenly left the house without any notice.

She narrated, “I called her line to ask about her whereabouts, but she didn’t pick her calls. So, one day,  some people told me they saw her in Alade with her cousin, Aderonke. I collected Aderonke’s phone number from their grandmother and I called her, but she said Adejoke was staying in the church, not her place.

“I called my daughter’s phone number and she picked it.  I asked  for the description of where she was staying and she obliged me.

“I went to the church and eventually found her. She complained about foodstuffs and I promised to bring some for her the following day. I also pleaded with her to leave the place, but she declined and I left.

“The next day, when I got to the church around past 5pm, I heard her child crying profusely. So, I moved close to see what happened.

“I met the door closed. So, I forced it open. To my utmost dismay, I found my daughter on the floor, with her pant already removed down her legs and I shouted for help.”

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The victim’s mother said they immediately took her to the hospital where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.

She said the case was immediately reported at the police station in Idanre and the policemen swung into action to apprehend the pastor.

According to her, “when the pastor was arrested, we noticed that his trouser was  torn under and he wasn’t wearing any underwear.

“It is a painful story  and a sad moment for our family. She  was with an 11-month-old child before she met her untimely death. The culprit must not go unpunished,” she pleaded.

On his part, Pastor Salami explained, “I knew Adejoke through her sister, Aderonke. They came to my church to worship and they went home. After that day, Adejoke came back on her own to seek accommodation in the church, pending when she would get a place to stay.

” I gave her one room out of the two rooms in the church. I did not ask her what happened between her and her sister, Aderonke. I gave her Cam Gas we use in the church to cook.

“There is only one door linking my room and the room given to her to stay. So, I used to pass through her room.   And I always inform ed her whenever I was going out or coming in.

“We did vigil together in the church and the next morning, I saw her before going to work, because I am a welder. She later came to my place of work to charge her phone around 2pm and came to collect it around 4 pm.

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“I make use of the room when I have programmes in the church. My family and I rented an apartment outside.

I did not rape her and I can’t explain how she died.”

Meanwhile, details of the incident which claimed the life of the deceased remain sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

Speaking on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Funmilayo Odunlami, said the case has been transferred to Akure for further investigation.

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