A Lagos Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniels is facing life imprisonment after being found guilty by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court of raping his 23-year-old personal assistant and another teenage member of his church.
Presiding judge Justice Rahman Oshodi maintained that Daniels who is the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, Lagos, failed to convince the court of his innocence and would therefore spend the rest of his life in the slammer at Kirikiri, Lagos for the two offences, however, he will spend three years for the assault on the 19 year-old church member. Justice Oshodi held that prosecution established the ingredients of the two offences and Bishop Daniels was a liar and does not have any regard for truth.
He was however, discharged and acquitted on count two of the charge of sexual assault on another member, based on the element of consent from the woman involved.
Mr Daniels faced an amended four-count charge bordering on rape, attempted rape and sexual assault.
Rape contravenes section 260 (2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Highway to jail...Bishop Daniel