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Pastor arrested for raping 14-year-old stepdaughter

A 42-year-old cleric, Pastor Chidiebere Ikpa, has been arrested for allegedly raping his stepdaughter, Ngozi (pseudonym), in the Surulere area of the state. Ikpa, who denied the allegation, told PUNCH Metro that it was a neighbour, whom he identified only as Richard, that defiled the 14-year-old girl, but he decided not to report the matter to the police because he (Ikpa) had a forgiving character. However, Ngozi, a Senior Secondary class 2 pupil, who eventually reported the incident to the police last Friday, January 15, insisted that she was