On Tuesday, February 27, Emmanuel Orekoya, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, was charged with sexual offenses and domestic violence in the
Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court. He is accused of raping and
impregnating his 17-year-old daughter.
The defendant is facing two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and sexual
assault preferred against him by the Lagos State Government.
The daughter of pastor Orekoya Emanuel of RCCG Wisdom Tabernacle Parish Lawason
Lagos allegedly said in a video that went viral back in November 2022 that her
biological father had slept with her for more than two years with her mother’s
knowledge.
It was also gathered that the defendant, while having sexual intercourse with
his daughter, allegedly impregnated her.
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, the state’s prosecution counsel, Mrs Abimbola Abolade,
told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in 2017 at
Jacob Adeleye Street, Odoeran, Itire area of the state.
The prosecutor also told the court that Orekoya sexually assaulted the victim,
by inserting his finger inside her vagina and inserting his penis inside her
mouth.
The prosecutor said that Orekoya’s offenses violated Section 137 of Lagos
State’s 2015 criminal code.
However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Justice Soladoye adjourned the case till April 17, 2024, for the commencement
of trial.
