Police arrest cleric over alleged rape of 16-year-old in Karshi

Pastor Asonye Isaiah, a 37-year-old cleric, has been arrested by the constabulary implicit the alleged rape of a 16-year-old miss successful Karshi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

SP Ramhan Nansel, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the apprehension successful a connection connected Sunday morning.

According to the statement, the apprehension followed a ailment lodged astatine the Karshi Division of the Police connected Saturday, April 18, 2026.

“Preliminary probe revealed that the fishy deceived the victim’s aunt, claiming her niece was “possessed” and required cleansing astatine a river.

“He alternatively took the unfortunate to a edifice successful New Karshi, wherever helium allegedly had unlawful carnal cognition of her twice.”

Nansel further stated that the fishy further threatened to termination the insignificant if she disclosed the incidental to anyone.

“The transgression came to airy aft the victim’s guardian observed antithetic changes successful her behaviour and questioned her.

“The unfortunate was instantly taken for aesculapian examination, which confirmed penile penetration,” Nansel stated further.

The constabulary spokesperson added that the fishy confessed to the discourtesy and pleaded for leniency during interrogation.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has directed that the lawsuit beryllium transferred ...