Pastor Michael Oliseh, 54, is to spend life in prison for raping his friend’s 12-year-old twin daughters.
Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced Oliseh, an assistant pastor in a Pentecostal church at Okota, Lagos State.
Justice Soladoye accused Oliseh of being a “serial rapist”, adding that the prosecution has proved the charges of defilement against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt.
“What a disloyal and untrustworthy pastor, who shamelessly and audaciously had sexual intercourse with his friend’s children who were entrusted in his care.
“The defendant is found guilty as charged and hereby sentenced to life imprisonment.
“The sentence should run concurrently and the defendant’s name should be entered in the Sex Offenders Register of the Lagos State Government.”
Justice Soladoye lambasted the parents of the survivors for taking them to stay with the convict, saying they were indisciplined and should not have taken their daughters to the pastor’s house.
“Children are not to be entrusted with randy adults and should be kept in the hands of responsible adults who have their goodwill at heart.”
The defendant was charged with two counts bordering on defilement, contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
Five witnesses testified at the trial and five exhibits were tendered.
The prosecution counsel, Olufunke Adegoke, said Oliseh committed the crime in November 2017 in Ago, Okota, Lagos State.
She said, “Oliseh threatened the survivors that their father would become jobless if they told anyone about the sexual assault.”
She added that Oliseh was caught by one of the neighbours in the compound after he chased and dragged one of the girls by her pants.
