Pastor Gift Makolo aged 25 has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating his wife’s 15-year-old niece.

Makolo is a pastor at Pentecost Church in Phalombe.

Spokesperson for Phalombe Police, Jimmy Kapanja, has confirmed the arrest of the pastor whereby it was said that he has been sexually abusing the child since May this year.

According to Kapanja, neighbours they noticed that the girl might be pregnant and they decided to report the matter to her mother.

The child’s mother asked the child about the issue and that’s when the child revealed that Makolo had been raping her since May this year.

Makolo is expected to be charged life in prison for defiling but convicts are usually sentenced to up to 21 years in jail.