Kwara cleric bags life jail for rape of minors

Prophet Ajiboye Abayomi Olayinka, the General Overseer of Mission House of Divine Land of Joy and Prayer Ministry, was on Wednesday convicted for rape and related offences involving minors.

Delivering judgement astatine the Kwara State High Court sitting successful Ilorin, Justice Hammed Aliyu Gegele, sentenced the suspect to beingness imprisonment connected aggregate counts bordering connected rape and unlawful intersexual intercourse with minors, successful summation to a 14-year situation word for amerciable abortion.

The condemnation followed painstaking investigations initiated by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, done its Gender Unit aft the apprehension of the fishy successful May 2024 implicit allegations of intersexual maltreatment and exploitation of underage victims successful Agah Village, Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Upon decision of investigations by the Command, the substance was subsequently transferred to the Kwara State Ministry of Justice for diligent prosecution, culminating successful the palmy condemnation secured earlier the court.

Commandant of the NSCDC, Abbas Nda Mohammed commended the courageousness displayed by the victims who came guardant contempt threats, intimidation, and affectional trauma.

He besides applauded the professionalism, diligen...