Juliana Francis
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested Joseph Ogundeji, a 30 years old prophet with the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, located at the Ajuwon, for defiling two underage sisters who are members of his church.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), a Superintendent of Police (SP), Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested on the 11th of November 2022, following a complaint lodged at Ajuwon Divisional Headquarters by the father of the two underage girls, who reported that he discovered that his 16 years old daughter was pregnant. When he inquired to know who was responsible, she mentioned the prophet.
Oyeyemi said: “Upon the report, the DPO Ajuwon division, SP Andrew Akinseye detailed detectives to effect the arrest of the randy prophet. On interrogation, the prophet admitted that he actually committed the crime. In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that the said prophet not only have carnal knowledge of the 16 years old girl but her 13 years old younger sister too was defiled by the same prophet. The two victims informed the police that whenever they had a vigil in the church, the prophet who lives very close to the church would ask them to stay in his house after the vigil which usually ends at about 3: am. They stated further that anytime they stayed in the prophet’s house, he used to give them something to lick, and after licking it, they would sleep off only to wake up and discover that the prophet had had sex with them. When asked why they did not inform their parents, the victims informed the police that the suspect threatened to kill them if they let the cat out of the bag. The Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspect be transferred to the anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state Criminal Investigation Departments for further investigation and possible prosecution.”
