A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has remanded a 42-year-old pastor, Samson Ajayi, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping his 17-year-old biological daughter.
Ajayi, a father of five, was remanded in Olokuta Correctional Centre following his arraignment in court on two counts of rape and defilement.
The defendant was arrested last week after his wife reported to the police at Igoba, Akure North Local Government Area of the state, that Ajayi had been having carnal knowledge of their daughter.
While informing the court that Ajayi sexually molested his daughter for over four years, the Prosecutor, Supol Martins Olowofeso, stated that he committed the alleged offence between March 2021 and August 2025, in his residence at Igoba.
According to the prosecutor, the defendant confessed to the alleged offence after claiming that he was under a “generational curse” beyond his comprehension.
Olowofeso also revealed that the victim’s mother was unaware of the abuse but discovered it when she met her matrimonial bed scattered, adding that after much persuasion, the victim disclosed the abuse to her mother, who then reported the matter to the police, which led to Ajayi’s arrest while he was at a prayer mountain.
The offences, according to the charge, contravene Sections 3 (a, b, and c) and 25 of the Ondo State Violence Against Persons Prohibition Laws of Ondo State, 2021.
The defendant’s counsel, Kehinde Osadugba, appealed that a settlement should be worked out, stressing that the victim’s mother had forgiven him due to his status in the family as the breadwinner.
However, Magistrate Taiwo Lebi declined the request and remanded the defendant at the Olokuta Correctional Facility, pending the issuance of advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The Magistrate subsequently adjourned the case to November 20, 2025, for review.
