A pastor and director of Light of Hope Orphanage at Akute, Ogun State, identified simply as Mr. Atunde, was on Wednesday arrested by policemen from Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos State for allegedly raping two minors at his orphanage.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Zone 2 began investigating Atunde after receiving a petition from Project Alert against him.

Project Alert, a non-governmental organisation, said the petition was prompted by a teacher of the school which the minors attended.

One of the minors (name withheld) had allegedly showed up at school in March with blood dripping down her legs.

When questioned by school officials, the minor claimed that Atunde had had sex with her.

Project Alert programme officer, Tobi Asekun, said, “It was the school that brought the case to us. This is not the first time that we have received complaints against Tunde’s activities.

“Last year, one of his neighbours came to us making the same complaints but no one could take action because we needed his victims to confirm the claim.

“So when this case was brought to our attention, we wrote a petition to Zone 2 command,”

It was learnt that plain-clothes officers from Zone 2 had visited the school and spoken with the minors who are aged 13 and 14 years before picking up Atunde from the orphanage which also doubles as his family home.

The orphanage, a large one-storey building housing about 12 rooms, is said to have been functioning since 1996.

Currently about 22 children live at the orphanage, most of whom were male and female minors.

Another 11 orphans were said to be running various programmes in a private University with their expenses being paid by the orphanage.

A total of 79 children are allegedly being cared for by the orphanage, which is registered with the Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs.

The Zone’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Balogun, confirmed Atunde’s arrest.

He said, “Atunde has been arrested. We will have more details by tomorrow.”

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no be today she don tey, i no blame am na idle mind cos am, if enough activities is going on in is head dis kain thing no go happen

Too bad. He has an impressive record and he has to spoil the whole thing

! All day is for the thief, but one day for the owner. Nemesis is doing some catching-up.

Nowhere is safe again, not even churches/orphanage homes.

Chai! These days, its so difficult to trust anyone again, not even clerics, na wa o................... Oh Lord, let your kingdom come, so that its only your will that will always be done.
Sincerely, im sick and tired of all these types of news and i hope justice prevails.
May God help us all.

chaircover: the devil is in trouble again cos he is going to get the blame for this

. . . .after the devil comes the wife for not sexuallly satisfying her husband

sounds like he has been doing this for a while and its really sad because the end result of this is for people to be wary of putting their kids up for adoption thus causing some people to choose abortions or baby abandonment.

well said ma, the devil will have to defend himself that judgement day sef.........so depressing!

greatgod2012: Nowhere is safe again, not even churches/orphanage homes.

Chai! These days, its so difficult to trust anyone again, not even clerics, na wa o................... Oh Lord, let your kingdom come, so that its only your will that will always be done.
Sincerely, im sick and tired of all these types of news and i hope justice prevails.
May God help us all.

Amin...

A pastor and in an orphange!
Where can one run to for protection against the evil that is ruining the world right now? This child molestation is getting too rampant for comfort.