The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced the founder of I Reign Christian Ministry, in the Lekki area of Lagos, Bishop Feyiropo Daniels to Life Imprisonment for the rape of one of his church members.
Justice Rahman Oshodi also sentenced the bishop to three Years Imprisonment for the offence of sexual assault of two members of his church.
The judge held that both sentences are to run concurrently.
His name is also to be registered in the Sexual Offenders Register as maintained by the Lagos State Government.
Last year, on April 17, Bishop Daniels was arraigned by the Lagos state government on two counts bordering on allegedly having sexual intercourse with two of his church members and he pleaded not guilty.
According to the Prosecution, the defendant committed the offences in June 2020 within the Ikota Villa Estate in Lekki, Lagos. The offences contravene Sections 260 (2) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos 2015.
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Oshodi said he believed the testimony of the complainant as well as other witnesses who gave direct evidence which werent 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.
The court also ordered the defendant to serve his jail term at the Kirikiri Maximum Facility where he is currently being detained.