A 54-year-old Pastor, Michael Oliseh, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for raping his friend’s 12-year-old twin daughters.
Penpushing reports that, the convicted Assistant Pastor of the Anointed Chosen Vessel Ministry in Okota, Lagos, was described by the court as a serial rapist who took turns raping his friend’s daughters.
The judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had convincingly proved the charges of defilement against Oliseh beyond any reasonable doubt, and therefore sentence him to life imprisonment on the two-count charge bordering on defilement.
“The testimony of the defendant portrayed him as a serial rapist who took turns to defile the survivors. What a disloyal and untrustworthy pastor, who shamelessly and audaciously had sexual intercourse with his friend’s children who were entrusted in his care. His conduct is unbecoming of a pastor. Having been found guilty as charged with the two offences, the defendant is hereby sentenced to life imprisonment’, she said’
Penpushing further reports that, Soladoye said the sentences should run concurrently, adding that the convict should have his name entered in the Sex Offenders Register of the Lagos State Government.
The judge equally berated the parents of the survivors for lack of discipline by sending the survivors to stay with the convict, stressing that children are not to be entrusted with randy adults, but should be kept in the care of responsible adults.
“Parents of the survivors lack discipline and ought not to have sent their children to go stay in Oliseh’s house. Children are not to be entrusted with randy adults. They should be kept in the hands of responsible adults who have their goodwill at heart. The need for responsible parenting cannot be overemphasized,” the judge said.
Penpushing also reports that, it is recalled that, the prosecution counsel, Olufunke Adegoke, said Oliseh committed the crimes sometimes in November 2017 in Ago, near Okota, a suburb of Lagos.
The prosecutor told the court that, the convict raped the survivors after their father had entrusted them in his care and travelled to the village for a burial, adding that he thereafter threatened them that their father would become jobless if they told anyone about the sexual encounter.
Penpushing reports that, she said the convict was also caught by one of the neighbours after he had chased one of the survivors in the compound and dragged her with her pant, stressing that the offences violated Section 137 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
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