BREAKING: Police Officers Storm Home Of Ex-MFM Church Member Remanded In Prison, To Arrest His Wife; Ask Her To Report To Abuja Office After Seeing Her Little Children
May 1, 2024
NEWS

Sholabomi, the wife of Ayotunde Richards, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) remanded in Ikoyi Prison, has been asked by a police team from Abuja to report to their office.

Meanwhile, her husband is still in prison after he was remanded over alleged cyberbullying and libel against the MFM General Overseer, Daniel Olukoya.

A Federal High Court in Lagos granted Ayotunde Richards bail last Wednesday but he had yet to fulfil the bail conditions.

SaharaReporters gathered that at least eight police officers from the Federal Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja stormed her house in the Magboro area of Ogun on Wednesday evening to arrest her.

The police claimed that there was a petition against her but failed to show her the petition.

This was confirmed by the family’s lawyer, Mr Adesina Ogunlana in a video he posted on Facebook on Wednesday titled, 'Latest On The Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministry (MFM) Vs The Ayotunde Richards Family.'

He explained that the police obtained her statement without showing her the petition written against her by MFM.

According to the lawyer, the police personnel later decided not to arrest her because doing so would leave her three young children without any adult to care for them.

Ogunlana said, "Armed police numbering 8 from Abuja invade Mrs Solabomi Richards in her matrimonial home this evening 1st May 2024; husband still in prison custody.

"Police obtained her statement without showing her the petition they claimed is written against her by MFM, changed their mind to take her away to Abuja because of her three underaged children alone with her, ordered her to appear in their office Wednesday 8th May 2024."

SaharaReporters earlier reported that Ayotunde Richards and a 23-year-old blogger Adewale Ajimosogbe remanded over alleged cyberbullying and libel were still in prison seven days after they were granted bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos.

The duo were accused of libelling the MFM General Overseer, Olukoya.

SaharaReporters learnt on Wednesday that the duo had yet to fulfil their bail conditions seven days after the Lagos court granted them bail.

In a ruling on Wednesday, April 24, Ambrose Allagoa, the presiding judge, said the charges against the duo were bailable.

They are to provide sureties with landed properties in Lagos but both of them have yet to perfect their bail condition one week after.

SaharaReporters had reported how Richards was arrested over a petition from Davidson Adejuwon.

The lawyer accused Richards of sundry acts of cyberbullying and libelling Olukoya.

Davidson filed the petition as counsel for one Mrs Sanni, an aide to Olukoya reportedly saddled with the cleric's social media concerns.

In the petition, the lawyer accused Ayotunde Richards of sundry acts of cyberbullying and making libellous claims against Olukoya.

Similarly, Ajimosogbe was also arrested by the police and charged with cyberbullying and libel against Olukoya.

It was learnt that Ajimosogbe - the Publisher of PostReporters - was arrested in the Okitipupa area of Ondo State.

SaharaReporters gathered that Ajimosogbe was arrested for re-publishing a SaharaReporters' story on Richard's N15.5-billion-naira fundamental human rights case against the MFM leader, Davidson Adejuwon and the Nigeria police.

It was alleged that the blogger added a rider of his own 'Olukoya is a criminal and the one behind all illegal acts in MFM.'

Richards had also filed a suit against Olukoya over an alleged breach of his fundamental human rights.

Other respondents in the case are Davidson Olaniran Adejuwon Esq; Superintendent of Police Tawose Ayoleyi Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force.

Olukoya, Davidson, Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents respectively.

Ayotunde Richards, who was once the leader of the cleric’s backup singers, alleged that Olukoya locked him up at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Ikoyi for eight days.

This was confirmed by the family’s lawyer, Mr Adesina Ogunlana in a video he posted on Facebook on Wednesday titled, 'Latest On The Mountain Of Fire And Miracles Ministry (MFM) Vs The Ayotunde Richards Family.'

https://saharareporters.com/2024/05/01/breaking-police-officers-storm-home-ex-mfm-church-member-remanded-prison-arrest-his-wife

It's FUNNY that the clergy of a religion which central tenet is FORGIVENESS is so vindictive he'd go after a man's family.

I hope he gets justice but this should also serve as a lesson to all these "Yes Daddy" fools. It nauseates me to my innards seeing grown fathers and mothers calling their fellow men and women "Daddy and Mummy" under the guise of some vague spiritual shenanigans.

This is also to all those adults referring to Wizkid as Popsee. You all deserve the same space in Kirikiri or Ikoyi Prisons.

The day I hear my wife call any man Daddy asides her biological father or uncles is the day she will see the other side of me.

Bunch of self-serving religious entrepreneurs disguising as "god of men".

Why arresting the said pastor when the person they abused can just pray to God to punish the abuser..

Don't they even believe in prayer again?

Trouble dey sleep, Iyanga go wake am.

While the young man thought that he could use social media to fight someone much more ahead of him in life, he never expected that others connected to the man would fight him, while the man moves on with his life peacefully and disturbed.

Now with the little change in his pocket, he runs heater skelter paying lawyers and other fees to free himself.

This life, know your rank or your mate.

WATCH VIDEO! Woman Exposed MFM Gen.Overseer Olukoya,Of Being A Fake See The Evil Thing He Did To Her


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkBFrl4UHHA

Abuja Policemen Came To Arrest Richard’s Wife
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61We8Dk54HE

They're bringing disgrace to christ body

Updates About Richard's Wife And The MFM Church Lawsuit!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3W-y_FBCRs

Cantonese:
Trouble dey sleep, Iyanga go wake am.

While the young man thought that he could use social media to fight someone much more ahead of him in life, he never expected that others connected to the man would fight him, while the man moves on with his life peacefully and disturbed.

Now with the little change in his pocket, he runs heater skelter paying lawyers and other fees to free himself.

This life, know your rank or your mate.

The pastor will still go on the pulpit to preach forgiveness.
A G.O should not be seen to be vindictive but in Nigerian Christianity anything goes.
As for you, I can see you are one of the 'yes daddy' crew. Just know say na God you suppose worship and not a fellow man like yourself calling himself a pastor (one that is not even behaving christ like).

Sangoamadioha1:



The pastor will still go on the pulpit to preach forgiveness.
A G.O should not be seen to be vindictive but in Nigerian Christianity anything goes.
As for you, I can see you are one of the 'yes daddy' crew. Just know say na God you suppose worship and not a fellow man like yourself calling himself a pastor (one that is not even behaving christ like).

I guess you are very young and completely inexperienced. You also sound completely like a blind crowd follower. When you hear things on social media, do your research, ask questions and that way your opinion will make very good sense to everyone.

Do not jump to conclusions without hearing from all the parties concerned. And when you talk about Pastors, ensure that you do not generalize.

Forgiveness does not include exposing your life to danger or require one to be defenseless. Do you have the story in full? Did the young man say the complete truth as he went on social media? Being a Pastor is not a license for all to attack and defame one.

You may be a native doctor and so a “yes daddy” to native doctors, ir other forms of worship. However, it is very imperative to respect others and their feelings, irrespective of social standing.

If the young man did not feel that he could defame the man and get something or some sympathy out of it for himself, he never would have tried it. Besides most churches have mechanisms for dispute resolutions. If he exhausted them, he simply could have walked away. Now he started the war. He’s peace and finances are challenged.

Read the below:

When contacted, the spokesman for the MFM, Mr Collins Edomaruse insisted that the matter has nothing to do with the church or Dr Olukoya.

He said; “This matter has nothing to do with the church. We have answered you before. You sent a questionnaire and we returned it to you; nothing has changed. That answer we gave you before is the same answer we still have.

“The man can mention anybody he wants to mention. The church is not involved in the matter and the General Overseer is not involved in the matter.

“The person who arrested him has told you that she arrested him. So if that guy Richard is saying something else, well, he has the right. But the church didn’t take him to the police, the case has nothing to do with the church and has nothing to do with our General Overseer.”

Cantonese:


I guess you are very young and completely inexperienced. You also sound completely like a blind crowd follower. When you hear things on social media, do your research, ask questions and that way your opinion will make very good sense to everyone.

Do not jump to conclusions without hearing from all the parties concerned. And when you talk about Pastors, ensure that you do not generalize.

Forgiveness does not include exposing your life to danger or require one to be defenseless. Do you have the story in full? Did the young man say the complete truth as he went on social media? Being a Pastor is not a license for all to attack and defame one.

You may be a native doctor and so a “yes daddy” to native doctors, ir other forms of worship. However, it is very imperative to respect others and their feelings, irrespective of social standing.

If the young man did not feel that he could defame the man and get something or some sympathy out of it for himself, he never would have tried it. Besides most churches have mechanisms for dispute resolutions. If he exhausted them, he simply could have walked away. Now he started the war. He’s peace and finances are challenged.

Read the below:

When contacted, the spokesman for the MFM, Mr Collins Edomaruse insisted that the matter has nothing to do with the church or Dr Olukoya.

He said; “This matter has nothing to do with the church. We have answered you before. You sent a questionnaire and we returned it to you; nothing has changed. That answer we gave you before is the same answer we still have.

“The man can mention anybody he wants to mention. The church is not involved in the matter and the General Overseer is not involved in the matter.

“The person who arrested him has told you that she arrested him. So if that guy Richard is saying something else, well, he has the right. But the church didn’t take him to the police, the case has nothing to do with the church and has nothing to do with our General Overseer.”

All the shalaye you wrote up there is nothing but shalaye. 'If you are slapped, turn the other cheek' . 'You have to forgive 70 times 7 times'. All these are what your pastor preaches but he is not showing us good example.
If it were any other person or profession, the your argument may be valid but pastors are supposed to practice what they preach.

You are being gullible if you think the followers are not working under the direction of their pastor.
You are a prime example of a sheeple. Please continue worshipping your pastor as one who can do no wrong, eyes go soon clear you. I bet that guy being dealt with now was once like you, who could see no wrong with their pastor.

Namaster:


It's FUNNY that the clergy of a religion which central tenet is FORGIVENESS is so vindictive he'd go after a man's family.

It’s no longer funny.

OLUKOY@'s SEK.SUAL V!CTiM THRE@TENES TO TAKE ME TO COURT IN AMERICA!
Funkẹ́ Aṣekún


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRpMqrw1Ht0

DEBBIE'S CONFESSIONAL STATEMENTS!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC0Vbmr1PoQ

DEBBIE AND HER CAPTOR...MATTERS ARISING!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEr2cCtE-Eo

A monkey republic

The IRONY Of MFM CHURCH PR!SON OUTREACH
Funkẹ́ Aṣekún


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE-4LcBnnxU&t=16s

DK OLUKOYA LAWYER'S ALLEGED CRIMIN@L ACTS AGAINST YOUNG....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3hbt6Rd4w4

Davidson impregnated and @bhorted pregnancies for a girl in MFM Headquarters!

MFM PASTOR CRIES OUT AFTER BEING KEPT IN PR1S0N FOR 9YEARS, TELLS HOW HE WAS FRAMED UP BY CHURCH S.O
Yoruba Gidi TV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxELyY1tUKA

Thankfully we are not violent as christians; but I think it's safe to say we practice a different kind of Christianity in Nigeria...the type where leaders don't practice what they preach, the type where tolerance and love for one another is not a virtue

Court Awards N2.25Million Against Nigeria Police For Brutalising Former MFM Chorister, Ayotunde Richards


June 3, 2024
NEWS

A High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State has awarded N2 million as aggravated and general damages against the Nigeria Police Force over the brutality and human rights abuse suffered by Ayotunde Richards, a gospel singer and former member of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM).

It was learnt that the court also awarded two hundred and fifty thousand naira (N250,000) to Ayotunde for the cost of the litigation.

Ayotunde had filed a suit against the General Overseer of the church, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, over an alleged breach of his fundamental human rights.

Other respondents in the case are Davison Olaniran Adejuwon Esq; Superintendent of Police Tawose Ayoleyi Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force.

Olukoya, Davidson, Ajayi and the Nigeria Police Force are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Respondents respectively.

Ayotunde, who was the leader of the cleric’s backup singers, accused Olukoya of having him locked up at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Ikoyi for eight days.

He described his detention by the police as illegal, oppressive and a brazen abuse of power.

He claimed that his phones were collected and handed over to Olukoya in an attempt to find the names of the perceived enemies of the church.

According to him, Olukoya used his influence to have him detained in connivance with Superintendent Ayoleyi Tawose Ajayi, who is reportedly also a member of MFM and a close ally of the cleric.

Ayotunde also joined Davidson Adejuwon, a legal representative for Olukoya, in the suit.

He accused him of playing critical roles in the perusal of his mobile phones and claimed that his detention in July 2023 at FCID was outrageous.

Ayotunde asked the court to compel the Respondents to issue a letter of unconditional apology for breaching his Right to Privacy.

He also sought from the court: “A DECLARATION that the Applicant, a Nigerian Citizen, has a guarantee to rights to personal liberty, dignity of human life and privacy of his person, home, correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic communications as enshrined in Sections 34,35 and 37 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended).

“A DECLARATION that the violent arrest of the Applicant on July 18th 2023 at 12:30 am thereabouts by the 3 and 4th Respondent is WRONGFUL unconstitutional, arbitrary and excessive.

“A DECLARATION that the detention of the Applicant from July 18, 2023, to July 26, 2023, at the Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, Ikoyi by the 3 and 4 Respondents before charging him to court as regard the complaint of one Opeyemi Emmanuel against him grossly offends Section 34,35,36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended) and therefore illegal, outrageous and oppressive.

“AN ORDER compelling the Respondents to issue a letter of unconditional apology to the Applicant for breaching his Right to Privacy their illegal, unconstitutional access to and use of the information and communication of the Applicant’s SAMSUNG GALAXY S 20 FE and iPhone 12 PRO MAX phones without the authority and consent of the Applicant.

“AND FOR SUCH FURTHER OR OTHER ORDERS as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this suit.”

However, Justice Olatokun of Ikeja High Court, on Friday upheld some of his prayers in part and disallowed some in part.

The family’s lawyer, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana, who confirmed the development on his social media handle, noted that the court established that Ayotunde’s arrest and detention were unlawful.

He noted that the evidence before the court was that there was no investigation at all before the police arrested him.

"In two considered rulings, fairly extensive, Honourable Justice Olatokun of Ikeja High Court, upheld some of our prayers in part and disallowed some in part but generally the court outcome is that the court established that Ayotunde’s arrest was unlawful and his detention was equally unlawful,” Ogunlana said.

He continued, “The evidence before the court was that there was no investigation at all before the police pounced on him.

"And of course, the detention was a violation of the constitutional period allowed when you can detain a person. The court also held that the claim of the police was that he stayed in the station because he could not satisfy the condition of bail. The court held that there was no bail granted.

"The proof of the bail granted was a bail bond which was blank. It only contains the name of the applicant. The conditions of the bail were not stated in the so-called bail bond. And so the court held that it was apparent that his detainment was a gross breach of his rights.

"As to the issue of his privacy, the court in its own considered ruling and wisdom held that it will hold, that there was consent given to the police to go into his phone. That was the decision of the honourable Court upon the fact presented before them. The issue of consent according to the honourable Court nullified that his privacy was affronted without his consent.

"At the end of the day, it was a good day. The judge held that Mr Richard Ayotunde be compensated with two million and a letter of public apology. Two hundred and fifty thousand naira was also awarded for the cost because that's what we sourced after the successful mitigation.

"The counter application by the council for the second respondent in his case, that is Mr Adebisi Adejuwon, was denied by the court. And the court held that citizens should not be discouraged from approaching the court for the enforcement of their fundamental rights and by awarding cost except in very clear cases.”

"We will seek for a review of it with the appellate. But we are grateful to the Honourable Court for finding that indeed, despite all the denials by these respondents the court sifted through all claims to find out that indeed the Police breached the rights of this gentleman and have been ordered to pay the cost,” the statement added.

SaharaReporters

It was learnt that the court also awarded two hundred and fifty thousand naira (N250,000) to Ayotunde for the cost of the litigation.

Family Of Adewale Ajimosogbe Raises Alarm As Blogger Spends 3 Months In Ikoyi Prison Over Alleged Libel Against MFM Founder, Olukoya


June 4, 2024
NEWS

However, one of the family members, told SaharaReporters they had spent over N700,000 yet couldn't secure Adewale Ajimosogbe’s release.

The family of a 23-year-old blogger Adewale Ajimosogbe has raised the alarm over the detention of their son, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre for three months.

Adewale was detained over alleged cyberbullying and libel against the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) General Overseer, Dr Daniel Olukoya.

The Nigeria Police Force on March 4, 2024, arrested Adewale, making it exactly three months today since his detention.

It was learnt that Adewale - the Publisher of PostReporters - was arrested in the Okitipupa area of Ondo State.

SaharaReporters gathered that the blogger was arrested for re-publishing a SaharaReporters' story on Ayotunde Richards’ N15.5-billion-naira fundamental human rights case against the MFM founder, Davidson Adejuwon and the Nigeria Police.

It was alleged that the blogger added a rider - 'Olukoya is a criminal and the one behind all illegal acts in MFM.'

SaharaReporters gathered that the police claimed that they were acting on the strength of a petition written by Davidson Adejuwon, an aide to Olukoya and a lawyer, in which he accused the blogger of tarnishing Olukoya's name.

Davidson filed the petition as counsel for one Mrs Sanni, an aide to Olukoya reportedly saddled with the cleric’s social media concerns.

In a ruling on Wednesday, April 24, Ambrose Allagoa, the presiding judge, said the charges against Adewale were bailable.

Adewale is to provide a surety with landed property in Lagos but has yet to perfect his bail condition.

However, one of the family members, told SaharaReporters they had spent over N700,000 yet couldn't secure Adewale Ajimosogbe’s release.

"We have spent over seven hundred thousand during the bail application process and when the bail condition was out, we were asked to provide a surety with landed properties in Lagos," the family source said.

SaharaReporters

It was alleged that the blogger added a rider - 'Olukoya is a criminal and the one behind all illegal acts in MFM.'

Richard Is Back In Prison!
Funkẹ́ Aṣekún


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvlHr1-Bng

OLAADEGBU:
Richard Is Back In Prison!
Funkẹ́ Aṣekún

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvlHr1-Bng

What did he do?

Former MFM Chorister Ayotunde Richards Rearrested, Detained Over Alleged Conspiracy To Commit Felony, Cyberstalking


June 7, 2024

Ayotunde Richards, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), has again been arrested and detained at Ikoyi Prison over an alleged conspiracy to commit a felony and cyberstalking.

Ayotunde was the leader of the cleric’s backup singers.

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, had granted bail to Ayotunde over a petition from Davidson Adejuwon, a lawyer and reportedly an aide to the church founder, Dr Daniel Olukoya.

In a ruling, Ambrose Allagoa, the presiding judge, said the charges against Ayotunde were bailable.

SaharaReporters had reported how Ayotunde was arrested over a petition from Davidson Adejuwon.

The lawyer accused Ayotunde of sundry acts of cyberbullying and libelling Olukoya.

Davidson filed the petition as counsel for one Mrs Sanni, an aide to Olukoya reportedly saddled with the cleric's social media concerns.

In the petition, the lawyer accused Ayotunde of sundry acts of cyberbullying and making libellous claims against Olukoya.

Ayotunde had also filed a suit against the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Olukoya, over an alleged breach of his fundamental human rights.

However, a high Court sitting in Onikan Lagos State on Thursday again detained Ayotunde over a two-count charge.

It was learnt that Ayotunde was detained over a suit filed by Opeyemi Emmanuel. He was accused of conspiracy to commit a felony and cyberstalking.

SaharaReporters gathered that Ayotunde will be in Ikoyi Prison till June 13 when his lawyer will move his bail application in court.

SaharaReporters

Ayotunde was the leader of the cleric’s backup singers.

English Subtitled Version Of Pastor Femi And His Mum
Yoruba Gidi TV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4V_RWI81SA?si=BqSaSqMK9RJ4y326

After MFM Denied Allegations, Pastor Feminist, Reacts, Talks Tough, Appreciates…
Yoruba Gidi TV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8GcX8WHWp0?si=Ynmb9nnaDVpUdPM3

Namaster:
It's FUNNY that the clergy of a religion which central tenet is FORGIVENESS is so vindictive he'd go after a man's family.

Never be deceived by their looks, they are very arrogant and vindictive. I will never seat and listen to these people

MFM Pastor’s Jail Saga: Prophet Aikore Advices Olukoya
Asabe AfrikaTV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDrvQqSmhKg?si=-ej4LClRgnDNjbVN