Police operatives from Osun State Command have uncovered a Cherubim and Seraphim Church, where a female Pastor uses to recruit teenagers for prostitution.
The incident happened at the Church premises located at No. 37 Oriola Street, Aladelola area of Osun State.
The 56 -year old woman, Pastor Kafayat Idowu, has been arrested and currently in detention over allegation of running prostitution business inside her church.
It was gathered that the Police received intelligence reports over her activities in the church by engaging young girls between the ages of 13 and 17 for prostitution for her clients.
The Police monitored and eventually arrested her while negotiating price for one of her victims inside her Cherubim and Seraphim Church. She reportedly confessed and told the Police that she charges N600 after arranging customers for the teenage girls.
One of the victims disclosed that many of them are 13-17 years old and are mostly from broken homes. She further said they were lured into prostitution when they sought for help from the Pastor Kafayat.
The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said the suspect, Kafayat, will be charged for child abuse and human trafficking
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