An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court will on January 26, 2024, deliver judgment in a case involving Pastor Oluwafeyiropo Daniel charged with raping his assistant pastor and one other (names withheld).
Daniel, who is the bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, was also charged with attempted rape of one other alleged survivor (name withheld).
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the amended four-count charge bordering on rape, sexual assault and attempted rape.
Justice Rahman Oshodi, on Thursday, fixed the date for judgment, after counsels adopted their final written addresses.
The defence counsel Fola Awonusi, in his final written address, urged the court to discharge and acquit the defendant.
Awonusi argued that the documents presented before the court showed malice and financial gains on the part of the alleged survivors.
According to him, there are contradictions in the pieces of evidence given by the prosecution witnesses.
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The state counsel, Babajide Boye, however, urged the court to convict the defendant accordingly.
Boye, in his final written address, argued that there was evidence of struggle, adding that the defendant forced himself on the alleged survivors.
The prosecution told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence sometime in June 2020, at Ikota Villa Estate, Lekki, Lagos.
According to the prosecution, the alleged offences contravene Sections 260 (2), 262 and 263 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
