Pastor Emmanuel Orekoya of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has been arraigned before the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly raping and impregnating his 17-year-old daughter.
The defendant is facing two counts of incestuous and unlawful sexual intercourse and sexual assault preferred against him by the Lagos State Government, according to charges read to him in court on Tuesday, February 27.
However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
In November 2022, a video that went viral purportedly showed the daughter of the Pastor at RCCG Wisdom Tabernacle Parish, Lawanson, Lagos, alleging her biological father slept with her for over two years.
The victim said the ordeal happened with the knowledge of her mother.
It was also alleged he impregnated her.
On Tuesday, the state’s prosecution counsel, Mrs Abimbola Abolade, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in 2017 at Jacob Adeleye Street, Odo-Eran, Itire area of the state.
According to the prosecutor, the offences Orekoya committed contravened Section 137 of the criminal law of Lagos State 2015.
Justice Soladoye adjourned the case till April 17, 2024, for the commencement of trial.
