Two more women have accused Bishop Daniels, a founder of a church located in Lagos State of rape.

The two women who came forward with their story after the cleric's alleged action was exposed by another woman, told Punch that he used a similar trick of summoning them from their branches to his house in Lekki, Lagos State, claiming that they committed offenses for which they would be punished before sleeping with them.

Two victims revealed that they had also petitioned FCID about the matter. This was just after Niyi Ogundeyi (FCID spokesperson) said Daniels was detained and arrested for six days for the previous allegation.

One ex-worshipper claimed Daniels raped her twice more, and that the pastor also made her lose consciousness in one instance.

She stated:

"He summoned me to his Lekki, Lagos house for punishment, and when I arrived, he ordered me to have an alcoholic beverage.

"After I got it, he told me to drink it. But I refused. He was furious that I refused to drink the entire thing and continued to force me to do so. He told me to keep drinking until I was unconscious.

After he woke me up the next morning, I found myself naked. He said he was leaving and cautioned me not to open the door for anyone. I felt his semen all over my naked body.

"I cleaned the house myself, and Rachael, a member of the church, knocked at the door. I opened the door, and she went in to get something. She then left. Daniels returned and I told him Rachael had come. He became furious that I had opened the door for Rachael and began asking me if I was naked.

"I arrived from Ekiti State to his house, but he chased after me around 4pm. I reached the park around 7pm to board the bus to Ekiti, and the bus left for Ekiti at 9pm. It was extremely late so we had to stop. The next morning, we arrived at Ekiti at 7 a.m.

An ex-gospel worshipper of Daniel's church claimed that he used the same tactics as punishment and suspension to lure her to his Lagos home, where he raped her.

She stated:

"I did nothing wrong in church but was told suddenly that I was suspended and should report for work to Lagos. Daniels instructed me to inform the assistant pastor of my branch that I was reporting at the Lagos church instead of his house.

"When I arrived, I hadn't even packed my bag and had just finished the long journey. He told me to go naked. He slapped my face and said, "Go naked like how?" I was scared and alone with him. After seeing me naked, he asked me to take off my clothes.

He asked me later if I drank alcohol. I replied no. He told me that there was a kind of alcohol I could drink that was pleasant. He gave me the alcoholic beverage, and I began to make sexual advances toward him. Even though I was in a state of mind, I refused to drink it, and he forced me to have s*x with him. I was forced to leave his home and return to school.

Further, the lady revealed that Daniels had raped her multiple times and was also addicted to alcohol.

She spoke out about why she continued to visit Daniels' house despite having had a bad experience.

"I don’t know, it was like I was afraid; everyone is scared about him. He manipulated me many times when I was 18 years old. He lured me to drink or take pills and then had s*x when I was unconscious.

"He would sometimes just order me to get naked and have s*x with him at times. This is confirmed by other victims. He didn't act like he was a pastor. I witnessed him consume alcohol to the point where he was able to walk around the room and sometimes vomit. He also gave me other things to swear that he would never tell anyone.

"The second was worse. He forced me to have s*x with him, but he also brought many women to his home, gave them drugs, and claimed that he was counseling them. He forced me to do things that were way beyond my 18-year-old age.

"After I had left his church and house, I was so affected by the events that I couldn't speak to anyone and started taking sleeping pills. "I want justice to save other victims."

Ogundeyi, a spokesperson for FCID, also confirmed that Daniels' victims had made statements.

He stated:

"Apart the first complaint (assistant Pastor), two other victims made statements that he had raped them." We are expecting two more victims to make statements that they were sexually abused by the Bishop Daniels.

The woman who made the first public allegation against Bishop Daniels of rape, has now come forward to admit that she visited him.

She stated:

"My first and second encounters were separated by six months. I knew he wasn't the only one when I went to his house. I met the pastor and his fiancee at his home and we all slept there.

"The pastor and his girlfriend left the next day, and it was only after he realized I was alone that he raped me. After the incident, I believed Daniels' claim of sexual assault by a church member. He did everything to ensure she didn't have any evidence.

"I realized at that moment that evidence was needed and began acting stupidly to obtain it. To manipulate victims, he used the names of revered priests. To prove my case, I have audio and video chats with him.

"In reality, he often ordered me to delete chats with him. Before deleting it, I would screen capture and send it to a confidant. All evidence has been submitted to the FCID, Alagbon. His safety and that of others must be taken into consideration.

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