Popular Lagos Pastor Bags Life Imprisonment For Raping Church Member

The founder of Reign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels was on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court for raping a church member. 

The trial judge, Rahman Oshodi, found Feyi Daniels, the Lagos-based politically exposed cleric guilty of rape and sexual assault of a female church member.

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The Court also found Feyi Daniels guilty of the offence of sexual assault of two members of his church and sentenced to three years in prison.

While delivering the judgment, Justice Rahman Oshodi said he believed the testimony of the complainant as well as other witnesses who gave direct evidence which weren’t contradicted at any point during the trial, despite the denials of the defendant.

The court also held that the prosecution had successfully proven all the ingredients of rape under section 260(2) of the criminal laws of Lagos state, 2015 and hence the decision to convict Feyi Daniels.

But Justice Oshodi discharged the defendant of the second count of allegedly raping another church member at his home in 2020.

The court said the prosecution failed to prove the elements of the use of force, fear of harm by the complainant, and misrepresentation by the defendant to establish guilt in the offence of rape beyond all reasonable doubt.

The court ordered that the convict’s name, Feyi Daniels be Registered in the Lagos state sex offenders register.

The defendant is also ordered to serve his jail term at the Nigeria correctional center, at the Kirikiri maximum facility where he is currently being detained.

In the words of the judge, the cleric used his dominant character and position to sexually violate two members of his church.

“Rape carries a mandatory life imprisonment and sexual assault carries a jail term of three years, which can’t alleviate the harm on your victims.

In exercising the mandatory sentencing, the court said that Feyi Daniels poses a significant risk to the society.”

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