The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a pastor for allegedly defiling two daughters of a church member in the Isolo area of the state.
It was gathered that the suspect, the General Overseer and founder of First Born Church, Isolo, allegedly sexually assaulted the two sisters at the church.
Following the report, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, to conduct a thorough investigation into the case.
According to a police source, the case was reported through a petition dated July 28, 2026, by the victims’ father, who is an adherent of the church.
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 source added that the sexual escapades of suspect was exposed after he allegedly sexually assaulted the petitioner’s younger daughter, aged 14, on two occasions. This he allegedly did through indoctrinating the naive minor with manipulative biblical injunctions, a gimmick he used on the elder sister.
“After the assaults, the younger daughter reported the suspect to her parents.
“It was after the suspect was exposed that the eldest daughter opened up to her parents, alleging that the pastor had been having sexual intercourse with her since she was 13 years old,” the source said.
The police source said the suspect was subsequently arrested and allegedly confessed to the offences.
The investigation is being handled by the Gender Section of the SCID under the direct supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the department, Mr Dayo Akinbisehin.
The source said investigation was ongoing and that the suspect would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
