Timothy Omotoso: Popular Nigerian televangelist rearrested in South Africa, reason emerges

• Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, precocious acquitted of rape and trafficking charges, has been rearrested successful South Africa implicit migration issues
• The apprehension was executed astatine 5 a.m. successful East London by the Department of Home Affairs and South African Police
• Pastor Omotoso is expected to look successful tribunal connected May 12, 2025, wherever immigration-related charges volition beryllium clarified

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering political parties and movements

In a melodramatic twist of events, a Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, has been rearrested weeks aft helium was acquitted of aggregate rape charges.

Nigerian Televangelist Timothy Omotoso has been rearrested successful South Africa weeks aft acquittal. Photo credit: Lulama Zenzile/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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South African constabulary authorities and the Home Affairs Department confirmed that the televangelist was arrested aboriginal connected Saturday morning, May 10, 2025, successful East London.

Legit.ng reported that Timothy Omotoso and his 2 co-accused were acquitted of alleged racketeering, trafficking successful persons, defilement, and intersexual assault.

The High Court successful Gqeberha, Eastern Cape successful South Africa, acquitted Omotoso and his 2 co-accused, Lusanda Sulani, 41, and Zikiswa Sitho, 33, connected Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Omotoso and the 2 females person been connected proceedings for astir 8 years.

Several young women, immoderate of whom were inactive successful schoolhouse astatine the time, testified that they were handpicked by Omotoso, who would commune for forgiveness aft each brushwood with them.

Why Omotoso was rearrested successful South Africa connected Saturday

Pastor Timothy Omotoso smiles aft the verdict was passed astatine the Gqeberha High Court successful Gqeberha, South Africa. Photo credit: Lulama Zenzile/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images
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Confirming the development, National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, said Omotosho’s rearrest was based connected migration matters, adding that helium volition look successful tribunal connected Monday, May 12.

He said:

“Well, I cognize it’s Omotoso. He was arrested this greeting astir 5 o’clock successful East London arsenic helium was finishing the church.” “Inspectorate migration of the Department of Home Affairs, unneurotic with the South African Police Service and TRT [Tactical Response Team], did effect the arrest.“The apprehension is based connected migration matters. He volition look successful tribunal determination astir Monday, and everybody volition cognize precisely what charges he’s facing. But it’s immigration-related matters.”

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UK tribunal orders deportation of Nigerian pastor

In different development, Legit.ng reported that a fashionable Nigerian-born pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, lost his deportation lawsuit against the United Kingdom (UK) government.

Reports claimed with the development, Pastor Adegboyega was apt going to beryllium deported from the UK.

Pastor Adegboyega's parish, Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church Nation, was besides unopen down implicit an alleged £1.87 cardinal fraud.

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