How Bishop Daniel Feyi raped me – Adekunle Ajasin
A certain 23-year-old student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko in Akure Ondo State, testified how her church bishop raped her.
The victim appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, alleging that she was raped by the founder of her church, Oluwafeyiropo Daniels, of I Reign Christian Family Church.
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The witness, a former assistant pastor of the church’s branch in Akungba, Akure, stated that her first encounter with the bishop was on May 28, 2018, when he visited Akure for a programme.
She became a member of the church subsequently and was made the assistant pastor when her pastor, Toyosi Bamishe, needed to hand it over to Pastor Boluwatife Oladejo.
The rape victim, who was led in examination-in-chief by the Lagos State prosecution counsel, Babajide Boye, narrated that the bishop allegedly raped her on several occasions.
She stated that the first rape incident occurred on June 6, 2018, when the bishop visited her in her room and forcefully had s3x with her.
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The victim testified that she was summoned by the bishop for punishment due to her inability to attend a ministers’ conference and failure to transcribe audio teachings.
She said on June 21, 2020, the defendant directed her to come to the sitting room for her to present the church’s report and then he showed her the plans he had for the church in the next five to 10 years.
The victim told the court that she was listening to a television programme when he entered the sitting room and ordered her to take off her clothes.
She said the bishop told her that he wanted to have s3x with her as proof of her loyalty.
According to her, she told him she cannot have s3x with him because he was not her husband and he told her how he carried out some activities for his spiritual father.
Not minding her excuse, she said the Bishop then forcefully penetrated her.
She said:
“He pinned me against a three-seater couch and raped me. He was bigger than me and I was bleeding from my private part.
“I was begging him but he didn’t listen. I told him I was bleeding, he said he knew and that I should shut up.
“When he was done, he ordered me to go and wash up immediately. He collected my phone and cleaned the blood before I came out. He said I should not tell anybody and that the day I tell anyone, I will run mad.”
The victim said she reported the incident to her pastor through a coded message on Whatsapp.
According to her, initially, the pastor thought it was a joke and that the accused was testing his loyalty. However, he soon realized the seriousness of the situation and took action.
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She further said:
“On June 23, I was planning how to leave and when I came out of the room, he was tying a red towel and he said I should even be happy that he raped me, that he told me he wanted to have sex with me and I rejected him.
“He said people would have been happy that he had sex with them. He took off my clothes and raped me again. He told me that I would die if I tell anyone.
“I bled the second time and he ordered me again to go and take my bath and ordered me back into the room. I immediately sent a message to Pastor Oladejo that the bishop had raped me again.”
The victim was taken to a Lekki-based hospital by the accused where she met a doctor who was also a member of the Lekki Church.
Before arriving at the hospital, she said, the accused warned her to tell the doctor that she was raped by her boyfriend.
Meanwhile, the case has been adjourned until May 24 and 25 for continuation of trial.
