UPDATE: Pastor Who Chained Malnourished Boy Arrested

The pastor who was on the run for chaining his 9-year-old son in a room for over a month has been arrested following a manhunt launched by the police, reports Premium Times.

According to the report, the arrest was confirmed by the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who said that the suspect, identified as Francis Taiwo, was arrested on Sunday with the assistance of his church members.

Adejobi further said that the pastor of the Key of Joy Celestial Church, Ajibawo, Atan-Ota town‎ of Ogun State will be charged to court as soon as investigations are completed.

It was gathered that the suspect had been on the run since Friday when police and officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, rescued his son, Korede, from the church.

The police, who announced that the child will be handed to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare for further rehabilitation. had earlier arrested the pastor’s wife and victim’s stepmother, Kehinde Taiwo.

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