Cleric Arrested Over Abuse Of 2 Sisters

Founder of Rollo Life of Christ Brethren Ministry, Bishop Gideon Osagie Osazee, has been arrested for sexually abusing two biological sisters in Benin City, Edo State.

Besides the two sisters, four other girls have stepped out to testify that Osazee had sexual intercourse with them.

Osazee was arrested by officials of Edo State after several days of laying in ambush for him.

The sisters said they were aged 13 and 17 when the sexual assault took place.

According to the eldest sister, who claims to be 21 now, she was sleeping when the suspect had sexual intercourse with her.

She said, “I woke up, and I saw that it was my Pastor. That was how he took advantage of me. He overpowered me. One day, he told the church that he would have a midnight deliverance service for me.

“That night, he made me swear an oath not to reveal the sexual encounter and said any man who had sex with me would be stuck inside because he had a monitoring mirror.”

The younger sister said she was 13 when the accused bishop had sex with her.

On his part, Osazee, who denied the allegations, said he had a relationship with the eldest of the two sisters.

He said the victim told him she was 21 at the time they began the relationship.

Bishop Osazee said he bought her a ring to propose to her.

The commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Eugene Abdullah, said other children from the church had spoken out about sexual harassment from the suspect.

She said the case would be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Edo State Police Command for prosecution.

Faith Edebor, of the Vivian Sexual Assault Referral Centre, said preliminary investigation supported the claims of the victims.