A man identified as Obo- Ekpenyong, a pastor in Calabar was arrested alongside six of his accomplices for killing a baby for Ritual.
Obo- Ekpenyog the suspect is reported to be the pastor of Royal God’ s Commandment Ministry, Calabar.
Parading the suspect at the police headquarters, the spokesperson of the command, ASP Irene Ugbo, said that the suspect was arrested alongside six others based on intelligence reports given to the police.
The police PRO said that they were arrested when the parents of the baby raised alarm that their child had been abducted by some masked men who stormed their house in the night.
She maintained that “immediately some police men were immediately deployed to search the church and its surroundings, and they found some incriminating items and arrested the pastor and six others”
The man who was identified to be a pastor was taken to the police headquarters for serious interrogations.
During the interrogation, the man accepted his charge and beg for forgiveness, he confessed to the numerous crimes he has been committing hiding under the pretense of being a pastor.
The pastor confessed and told the police how he kills people’s children and use them for rituals. He said he has been killing little babies every end of the month just to renew his powers and wealth. The men that were arrested with him were so shock to hear the confession and the were so disappointed at the pastor.
The police commissioner who confirmed the arrest said the suspects were arrested with so many incriminating items with them, the police boss displayed the items.
The police commissioner gave kudos to his men for always delivering when necessary, he told the entire public that the police is doing everything possible to make sure crime is reduced in cross river state.