Court Jails Pastor For Life For Defiling Friend’s Twin Daughters

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced a 54-year-old pastor, Michael Oliseh, to life imprisonment for defiling his friend’s 12-year-old twin daughters.

Justice Soladoye jailed the Oliseh after she found him guilty of a two-count charge of defilement brought against him by the state government.

The prosecution counsel, Mrs Olufunke Adegoke had told the court that the convict committed the crimes sometime in November 2017 in Ago, near Okota, a suburb of Lagos.

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Mrs Adegoke claimed that the convict defiled the survivors after their father had entrusted them in his care and travelled to the village for burial.

The prosecutor further stated that the convict then threatened the survivors that their father would become jobless if they told anyone about the sexual harassment.

She also informed the court that the convict was caught by one of the neighbours after he had chased one of the survivors in the compound and dragged her with her pant.

The prosecution had insisted that the offences violated Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

In her judgment, Justice Soladoye described Oliseh, who was the assistant Pastor of the Anointed Chosen Vessel Ministry in Okota, Lagos, as a “serial rapist” who took turns defiling his friend’s daughters.

The judge held that the prosecution had convincingly proved the charges of defilement against Oliseh beyond any reasonable doubt.

She said, “The testimony of the defence portrayed him as a serial rapist who took turns to defile the survivors.

“What a disloyal and untrustworthy pastor, who shamelessly and audaciously had sexual intercourse with his friend’s children who were entrusted in his care.

“His conduct is unbecoming of a pastor.

“Having been found guilty as charged with the two offences, the defendant is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.’’

She said that the sentences should run concurrently, adding that should have his name entered in the Sex Offenders Register of the Lagos State Government.

Soladoye also berated the parents of the survivors for lack of discipline by sending the survivors to stay with the convict.

“Parents of the survivors lack discipline and ought not to have sent their children to go stay in Oliseh’s house.

“Children are not to be entrusted with rowdy adults. They should be kept in the hands of responsible adults who have their goodwill at heart.

“The need for responsible parenting cannot be overemphasized,” the judge said.

The judge, therefore, sentenced Oliseh to life imprisonment on the two-count charge bordering on defilement.