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Lagos pastor defiles church member’s twin daughters

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6 years ago

December 11, 2018

The Assistant Pastor of the Anointed Chosen Vessel Ministry, Okota , Lagos , Mike Oliseh , has been detained at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters , Ikeja , for allegedly defiling the 12 -year – old twin daughters of a church member and close friend .
PUNCH Me tro gathered that while 54 – year -old Oliseh allegedly penetrated the private parts of the first victim , he allegedly inserted his fingers in the private parts of the twin sister .

Our correspondent learnt that Oliseh , an indigene of Delta State , and the girls ’ father , Okoro ( not real name ) , lived on Ago Palace Way , Okota , Lagos State .

Oliseh , who lived opposite Okoro ’ s house , was said to have relocated his wife and four children ( a girl and three boys ) to the Ikotun area of Lagos .
He , however , retained his apartment at Okota , where he reportedly stay during the week before returning to his family in Ikotun by weekends .

Oliseh , who is also into borehole drilling , was said to have employed the services of Okoro , whose bus was used to convey equipment to sites .

The two then became close friends , as Oliseh also used the opportunity to win over Okoro ’ s family to his church.

However , Okoro ’ s wife , Chidera ( not real name ) , travelled on a business trip in 2017 , during which time Oliseh started sleeping in their home .

The first victim , Chioma ( not real name ) , told our correspondent that while her father was fast asleep , the suspect defiled her .

She said he threatened to withdraw support to the family if she told anyone about the incident , adding that she could not say the number of times that he had raped her .

Chioma narrated , “ He started it ( rape ) last year . He used to come to sleep in our house . He said there was heat in his apartment . So , while my twin sister and I would sleep on the floor, he used to sleep on the bed with my father . While my dad slept , he would come to the floor and sleep with me . He has done it many times .

“ He put his male reproductive organ in my private parts . He threatened that if I told my father , he would not take him to work again. He and my father eat and work together, and they both sleep on th e

same bed . ”

PUNCH Metro learnt that the crime had gone undetected until recently when the suspect attempted to sleep with the second victim , Nnena ( not real name ) .

The victims ’ mother , Chidera , said Oliseh was pulling off her daughter ’ s pants when an elderly woman saw him .

She said , “ On that Thursday , my daughter did not go to school ; she was alone in the compound . Mike ( Oliseh ) came and chased her . The girl ran into the backyard to hide . He went there and started pulling her pants ; the girl shouted .

“ An elderly woman, who came for omugo ( the Igbo practice of female parents tendering their daughters ’ newborn babies ) in our compound and was in the room , saw him . When she opened the door , Mike quickly brought out a phone and pretended to be speaking to my husband on the telephone . He said he wanted to give my daughter something , but she was not ready to collect it . He then put his phone in his pocket and left .

“ The woman , who observed that he did not dial any number on the phone before putting it to his ear , called my husband to ask the children what his friend had been doing to them . That was how the secret was blown open . He slept with my first daughter regularly, but had only succeeded in inserting his fingers into the private parts of my second daughter . ”

Chidera said she was disappointed because Oliseh was a trusted pastor and family friend .

The victims ’ father , Okoro , told PUNCH Metro that he did not believe the allegations until the suspect confessed to them .

He stated , “ I trusted him because I thought that he was a man of God . I have a bus and whenever he had a borehole drilling job , I used the vehicle to take the equipment to site . He would pay me for the service . He also took my family to his church.

“ Also , whenever my wife travelled , I would take my children to his wife ’ s place in Ikotun . Whenever I cooked , we would eat together from the same plate . I never suspected anything . Even when it was noticed the first time , I doubted it . However , when he agreed to it and said what he did was little , I became weak. ”

PUNCH Metro learnt that the case was reported at the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender and the victims were referred to the Mirabel Centre , Lagos State University Teaching Hospital , Ikeja .

A social worker at the OPD said the results of the tests carried out on the victims confirmed that the girls had been defiled .

The social worker stated , “ In fact , it was when the results came out that we reported at the Ago Police Station .

“ When we got to his house , he was not around . The general overseer of the church had called the victims ’ parents and was reprimanding them for involving the police . The man said since he had already agreed to settle it for them , they should not have involved the police .

“ We just told the family to play along . So , they agreed with the general overseer and that gave the suspect a false sense of security . He returned to his house and that was how he was arrested. He was transferred to the Gender Unit on Tuesday . ”
The Director , OPD , Mrs Olayinka Adeyemi , said justice would be done .

“ The innocent girls were defiled by a so-called pastor under the guise of helping their father . It is very sad . While we will ensure that the girls get justice and the perpetrator is punished , it is important that parents should be watchful and careful , ” she stated .

The state Police Public Relations Officer , CSP Chike Oti , confirmed the incident , adding that the suspect would be arraigned at the end of investigation .