A 50-year-old pastor named Ambros Mark is now in police custody in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, following allegations that he sexually defiled two underage girls, aged 13 and 14.
The Bayelsa State Police Command confirmed the arrest. No further details about the circumstances of the alleged offenses or the timeline of events have been released at this time.
Cases like this are a sobering reminder of the urgent conversations communities across Nigeria, and the continent at large, must continue to have about child safety, accountability, and the protection of young girls in every space, including spaces of worship.
Originally published by AllAfrica.