The founder of a church in Lagos State, identified only as Bishop Daniels, has been accused of raping an assistant female pastor at his house in the Lekki area of the state.

PUNCH Metro gathered from the victim that Daniels, who is married with children, allegedly raped her on two separate occasions, adding that she bled during the incident.

Our correspondent learnt that the victim, who was based outside Lagos, was summoned to the Lagos headquarters of the church where the incident happened.

She said, “He wanted me to attend a meeting and the date clashed with my brother’s wedding. So, I didn’t attend the meeting and as punishment, he ordered church members at my branch not to celebrate my birthday and instructed me to report to the church’s headquarters in Lagos for punishment.

“So, I went to his house in Lekki for the punishment and when I got there, he said I should strip naked because he wanted to beat me. He was alone at home. He saw that I was shocked at his statement and started making me feel guilty.

“He said his spiritual father tested him in many areas and after hours of contemplating, he became angry that I disobeyed him. So, I went into the guest room, took off my clothes and closed my eyes as I came out to meet him. He told me not to close my eyes, and ordered me to kneel as he sat on a chair.

“He saw my unclothedness and said he wanted to test my loyalty and was not having sex with me. He told me to put my clothes back and after wearing them, he told me to take them off again and I did. He later told me to go and not tell anyone, but after leaving his place, I told some of our senior church members.”

The victim said she returned home and after some time, Daniels called her to report at his residence over another incident.

She said, “So, while at his house, he told me he would punish me for an offence and said I should transcribe the messages in one of his teachings. The next day, the pastor of the branch in Ibadan and his wife whom I met at his residence the previous day left, so I was alone in the house with Bishop Daniels.

“So, while in the sitting room with him, he attempted to kiss me and I stopped him; then he slapped me. He was angry and said the last time he told me to go naked, he didn’t do anything with me. So, he left and I went into the room to sleep.

“The following day, we were in the sitting room listening to a pastor’s message when he said I should go naked again. I did, and surprisingly, he also went naked and raped me for about 30 minutes till I started bleeding because of the tears I sustained despite not being a virgin.

“The incident happened around 10pm; I was dumbfounded. He told me to go inside the room to clean up myself and before I returned, he had cleaned up the blood on the floor. He told me not to tell anyone, but I told a pastor in my church.”

The victim said Daniels did not allow her to leave his house, adding that when he attempted raping her the following night, she pleaded with him that she was tired.

The 22-year-old said, “In the morning, I greeted him, but he didn’t answer. Later, he started saying I should be privileged that he had that kind of thing with me. All of a sudden, he took off my clothes and raped me again and I still bled the second time. It was traumatic for me.

“He told me to go to the bathroom to wash and he cleaned the blood before I came out. I picked up my phone, informed the pastor of my branch and another church member of our branch, who decided to come to the pastor’s house.

“Bishop Daniels started begging me and said he never knew what came over him. When the church member came, I wanted to follow her out to tell her the story, but he prevented me from leaving the house. I later left his house but while thinking about the incident, I felt suicidal.

“I stopped going to the church and my branch has been closed down. I reported the incident to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, in 2020. But the investigating police officer, one inspector Samuel, told me to bring N70,000 if I wanted him arrested.

“I did not have that money and had to stop going to the station. Bishop Daniels started sending people to beg me, but I just moved on. Recently, two other victims reached out to me that Bishop Daniels attempted to have sex with them and I got someone ready to sponsor my case.

“So, I instituted the case again last month at the FCID Alagbon and he was arrested last week. I want justice, but the police have yet to charge him to court even after I gave them all my evidence, including how he was threatening me over the case and how his wife was begging me.”

Contacted to get his reaction regarding the victim’s allegations, Daniels said, “I don’t know or have any pastor with the name you gave me. If you want to publish an article, I will be glad to make money.”

However, in one of the audio recordings the victim sent to our correspondent, the bishop was heard telling her that they should commit sin together.

In another audio, the victim was heard crying as she challenged the bishop for telling someone that she wanted sex with him and he did it.

Responding, Daniels, in the audio said, “Don’t say that to anybody, I have not even been talking to anybody.”

A spokesperson for the FCID, Niyi Ogundeyi, said following the complaint of the victim, Daniels was arrested and detained for six days.

He said, “The case was initially reported in 2020, but the complainant said the case was not properly handled and it was referred to Supol Yemi. Bishop Daniels was arrested and detained for six days. Afterwards, he was released because he is entitled to bail and the police have no right to detain him perpetually.

“Meanwhile, investigation is ongoing and an appointment has been given to all parties to visit the command on Thursday. The allegation against him is that he sexually harassed her and other people corroborated the evidence of the complainant. Investigation is ongoing.”

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Right authorities should deal with him codedly, as he has raped the woman codedly

I find this story difficult to believe.

Something Fishy smelling here

Transaction gone wrong ...... Each side has a story to tell

Lies. They had consensual sex, now that the idiot bishop might have reneged on his konji promises, she wants to blackmail him.

Vagina people sef

It's not like i am doubting it happened o. But you got raped the first time and you still went back the second time to be raped again?

After the "first rape", she still offered herself for the "second rape" again. Like somebody already said above, it looks like a case of transaction gone wrong.

All these transaction-gone-wrong folks, may you get rapes one day as well by an evil looking ugly man. And I mean that whether you're male or female.

All in the name of religion...



The girl sounds like an slowpoke to me, how can someone ask you to remove your cloth and you think nothing will happen.

Pastor Daniel already had two kids but when all these happened where were his wife and children?



The pastor said she' was lucky to be raped by an anointed man of Pastor

Police should just go with Psalm 105:15 and 1Chronicle 16:22

"Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm"

Mad man.

This matter pass too me to settle abeg....

Na wao! Bishop rapes Pastor? This is so awkward. If it's true, then I'm not surprised. We have heard of so-called doing abominable things under the guise of religion. As they say power corrupts.

fake news and some miscreants trying to set up Gods anointed

How can a grown woman allow herself to be deceived like this because of religion. Your bishop asked you to remove your cloth and you foolishly obeyed then went back again even after being raped only to be raped again.. Are you okay like this?.

You should have left his church and reported the idiot the very first time. Or could there be more to this?

This pastor should be dealt with as well. You deceive your followers and rape them. Not one, not two. He should be castrated.

Gullible followers everywhere.

Too bad

Hmmm

No time to read the long epistle. Na only God fit judge de matter.

Shuo

Funny

Hahahahhahah Christianity indeed

What is this woman cooking
Someone asked you to take off your clothes the first and second time and you gladly did,Then you come out to accuse him of rape

What else to expect from a congregation of satanists....xtians are polytheist trinitarian pagans...


Jesus never knw anytn xtianity....or d fabricated bible...


Infact Jesus never know the Name JESUS...

Keep fooling yourselves xtians

I can't read such a long thrash as it looks unworthy. I expect as pastor, she's over 18 and for me, except violence can be identified, all sex between ages over 18 is consensual. Other stories are issues of either being vengeful. (Marital citings excluded)

Some people no rate our IQ level at all.




Somebody should mention me when the aggrieved party is interested in telling us what really happened because this narration no be am at all.

Fake Bishop fake pastor, somebody who is not your husband asked you to remove your clothes and you knew it was against the principles of the gospel ,you agreed..After leaving his house, he call u back to his house and you went back and removed your clothes again..then he raped you in the night and in the morning you greeted him, for raping you or what? He even snubbed you and you waited for him to rape you again..haba any judge will find it difficult to see it as rape case.. that he goat is not a Christian talk more of been a Bishop and you pastor is not a Christian because if you were a true born again Christian that fake Bishop will be afraid of doing nonsense in your presence..in conclusion both of you should get out

Wahala

Let the man face the law.

You were asked to remove your clothes without him being your husband and you did?

Madam, you have been doing it with him period. Maybe something went wrong somewhere and you decided to come up with this. Who am I to judge. Until we hear from the açcused.