Pastor arrested over missing 20year old lover

By Dayo Badmus

A Pastor in Rivers State, Sodje Masodje, has been arrested by operatives of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, over the alleged disappearance of a 20-year-old undergraduate, Beauty Nwigbaranee.

Beauty, a final year student of Education at the Rivers State University, allegedly said to have visited Pastor Masodje, who is suspected to be her lover on Christmas Day (December 25, 2020) and has been missing since then.

Counsel to the missing girl’s family, Gobari Deebom, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday that it is a suspected case of abduction.

Deebom said the undergraduate had told some family members that she was going to visit the Pastor, but her parents became suspicious when the Cleric called a few days later, asking for Beauty.

The lawyer said, “It is a suspected case of abduction since 25th December 2020 when she visited a Pastor, also suspected to be her boyfriend or man friend.

“Since that 25th till 26th, 27th December 2020 her phone went off. The Pastor called the family members of Beauty asking for her whereabouts.

“They said Beauty told them that she was visiting him and that they have not seen her back home since then. He said okay Beauty is coming to see them. Though they should not disclose it to her father that they have not seen Beauty.

“They kept to that not until after four days when they didn’t see her, they contacted the father who now reported to the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt