Court Remands Bishop For Allegedly R@ping Two Church Members

&NewLine;<p style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px"><strong>A Lagos court has remanded the founder of &OpenCurlyQuote;I Reign Christian Ministry’&comma; Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo&comma; for allegedly raping two of his church members&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The accused was arraigned on two counts of rape in June 2020 at Ikota Villa Estate in Lekki&comma; Lagos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p> The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has ordered him to be remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Centre until he fulfils his bail conditions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Bishop Oluwafeyiropo has been granted bail in the sum of N20 million with two sureties&comma; one of whom must be a property owner in Lagos&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"aligncenter size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;FEYI&lowbar;1681745009&period;webp" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-161736"&sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The accused has also been ordered to submit his international passport and the landed property document to the chief registrar of Lagos state&period; Additionally&comma; the sureties must reside within the court&&num;8217&semi;s jurisdiction and provide evidence of their tax payments for the past three years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The lead prosecution counsel&comma; Babjide Boye&comma; urged the court to reject the bail application on the grounds that the accused may interfere with prosecution witnesses&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the defense counsel&comma; Olukunle Oyewole&comma; argued that Bishop Oluwafeyiropo is a religious leader with credible sureties who can stand for him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The accused&comma; who pleaded not guilty to the charges&comma; has spoken out against his arrest on his official Facebook page&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"aligncenter size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;bishop&lowbar;1681744871-1024x1021&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-161735"&sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He claims that his arrest and prosecution are politically motivated and designed to discredit his voice as a prophet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The case has sparked outrage and condemnation from the public&comma; with many calling for justice for the victims&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The allegations of sexual abuse by religious leaders have become a recurring theme in recent times&comma; and the Nigerian authorities have been urged to take action to address this problem&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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