General Overseer arrested for raping church member’s daughters in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended the General Overseer and founder of a church for allegedly defiling two daughters of his church member in the Isolo area of the state.

It was gathered that the General Overseer was arrested following a petition dated July 28, 2026, by the father of the victims.

Following the petition, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, to conduct a thorough investigation into the case.

A police source disclosed on Wednesday, August 12, that the case was reported through a petition dated July 28, by the victims’ father, an adherent of the church, against the suspect.

The source said the suspect allegedly began having sexual intercourse with the petitioner’s eldest daughter when she was 13 years old.

“The pastor allegedly began having sexual intercourse with her at the church when she was 13 years old, and continued until she turned 16 and gained admission into the university,” the source said.

The policeman added that the sexual escapades of the General Overseer was exposed after he allegedly sexually assaulted the petitioner’s younger daughter, aged 14, on two occasions.

The policeman said: “This he allegedly did through indoctrinating the naive minor with manipulative biblical injunctions, a gimmick he used on the elder sister.

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“After the assaults, the younger daughter reported the suspect to her parents.

“It was after the suspect was exposed that the eldest daughter also opened up to her parents, alleging that the pastor had been having sexual intercourse with her since she was 13 years old.

“The investigation is being handled by the Gender Section of the SCID, Yaba, under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the department, Mr Dayo Akinbisehin.”

The source added that the General Overseer was subsequently apprehended and had confessed to the offences.

“The investigation is ongoing and the General Overseer will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” the police officer said.