A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has remanded an Anglican church pastor, Gabriel Asateru, in prison over alleged defilement of a 5-year old girl. The said pastor committed the offence on the 23rd day of December, 2016 at Ekiti state.

On the said day, the 53 years old pastor unlawfully had canal knowledge of the little girl (names withheld) by petting her to sit on his laps.

Magistrate Module Afeniforo, who frowned n the incessant cases of rape in the state, ordered that the pastor be remanded in prison while the matter was adjourned to the 15th day of February, 2017 for trial.