Lagos Bishop was detained for allegedly sexually abusing members.


Lagos Bishop was detained for allegedly sexually abusing members. The General Overseer, Bishop Chris Omosekpa, was detained by a squad of police officers from the Elemoro Division of the Lagos State Police Command during a weekend raid on the Peculiar Generation Assembly at Eputu London in the Awoyaya neighborhood of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.

According to correspondence, Justice R. A. Oshodi of the -agos State Sexual and Domestic Special Offences Court, GRA Ikeja, had issued a bench warrant against Omosekpa.

It was discovered that omosekpa was accused of sexually assaulting some of his churchgoers, some of whom were minors. He was accused of using intimidation and false prophecies to control people.

According to reports, the cleric was initially detained by police at Makinde Police Station, Mafoluku, Oshodi, and charged to the Ogba Magistrate's Court, where he was granted release under extraordinary circumstances after his attorney claimed he had COVID19 and tuberculosis.


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Omosekpa started a campaign to convince the public that he had been released from custody and found not guilty as soon as he was granted bail.

The bench warrant was issued against him by Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Lagos State of Sexual and Domestic Special Offences Court, GRA Ikeja, according to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Lagos state Police command, who confirmed the arrest.