The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced the General Overseer of Divine Land of Joy and Prayer Ministry, Prophet Ajiboye Abayomi Olayinka, to life imprisonment for having carnal knowledge of three minors in his congregation.

He was also sentenced to a 14-year jail term for procuring illegal abortions for his victims.

The court established that the “holy man” had several illegal sexual intercourse with the congregants inside the church’s Mission House at Agah, in the Ganmo area of Ifelodun Local Council of Kwara State.

The defendant was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, unlawful sexual intercourse with minors, illegal abortion, and unlawful possession of firearms.

The offences are contrary to Sections 97, 235 and 283 of the Penal Code, Section 3(1) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, 2004 and Section 31(2) of the Kwara State Child Rights Law, 2006.

During the trial, the prosecution called 12 witnesses and tendered exhibits.

It is contained in the evidence of the victims, particularly PW3, PW4 and PW5 that, the defendant administered anointing oil on their private parts before having forceful sexual intercourse with them in the mission house.

According to the victims, the defendant also gave them the Bible to swear an oath of secrecy not to divulge the sexual assault incident to anyone or else he would kill them

On February 11, 2026, the prosecution led by Issa Zakari, the Chief State Counsel, cross-examined the defendant and his witnesses. Upon the close of the defence, written addresses were filed and adopted and the case was adjourned for judgement.

In his verdict, Justice H.A. Gegele held that the prosecution successfully proved the offences of unlawful sexual intercourse with minors, sexual assault and illegal abortions against the convict but failed to establish the offence of bigamy.

The court subsequently discharged the defendant of alleged bigamy but described the defendant as “a pedophile and philanderer whose conduct should be deprecated by all and sundry in the society.”

Justice Gegele further directed that the pump action rifle recovered from the defendant be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.