A 42-year-old pastor, Samson Ajayi, has been arraigned before the Akure Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly raping his 17-year-old biological daughter.
Ajayi, a father of five, was accused of committing the incestuous act repeatedly over the past four years at his residence in Igoba, Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
The abuse reportedly came to light after his wife, who had been unaware of the assaults, discovered the incident last week and reported to the Igoba Police Station.
The pastor was later arrested at a prayer mountain.
During his arraignment, Ajayi confessed to the crime, blaming it on what he described as a “generational curse.”
“I eventually did it. But I didn’t know what came over me. I think it is a generational curse because my father also did it to my sister, his biological daughter. It was just an act to disgrace me,” he said in court.
