Pastor Olukoya Moves Against Woman Over Alleged S£xual ∆ssault Claims, Seeks N550Million In Damages

 

 

Pastor Olukoya Moves Against Woman Over Alleged Sexual Assault Claims, Seeks N550Million In Damages

The notice, dated May 25, 2026, was addressed to one Aminat Joy Igene Mustapha and signed by counsel, Jude Ehiedu, Partner at Legalfield Partners.

ALagos-based law firm, Legalfield Partners, has issued a pre-action memorandum of claim demanding a public apology, retraction, and deletion of alleged defamatory publications made against the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya.

The notice, dated May 25, 2026, was addressed to one Aminat Joy Igene Mustapha and signed by counsel, Jude Ehiedu, Partner at Legalfield Partners.

It was issued in compliance with the High Court of Lagos State Civil Procedure Rules and described the allegations as “false, malicious and reckless.”

According to the letter, the church said the controversy began after it allegedly extended accommodation assistance to the respondent during a period of personal difficulty, after which she allegedly became dissatisfied with internal decisions and launched a “deliberate campaign of false and malicious publications” against the ministry and its leader.

The law firm stated that from November 2025, the respondent allegedly circulated defamatory statements across Facebook, Instagram, blogs, messaging apps, and other online platforms in written, audio, and video formats.

Among the statements cited in the letter were claims allegedly made by the respondent, including: “I was sexually assaulted, depressed, traumatized. I was silenced…the day I went one-on-one to meet Daniel Olukoya was the day I regretted in my life…”

“In 2018 when I left MFM, I tendered my resignation letter because of your boss…because I didn’t give him the kind of access he wanted to have with me.”

“Olukoya match-makes corridor candidates…he pairs them with guys based abroad as a reward for their generosity.”

The respondent was also accused of making broader allegations against church leadership, including statements such as: “Any pastor that is not in the congregation during praise and worship is most likely engaging in sexual ritual activities behind the scenes…TB Joshua did it. Daniel Olukoya still does it.”

“Olukoya will sue you for defamation for speaking the truth and bribe your lawyers to compromise your evidence.”

The legal team said the statements, in their “natural and ordinary meaning,” portrayed Olukoya as “sexually immoral, corrupt, criminally inclined, manipulative and unfit to lead a religious organization.”

“The publications are entirely false, malicious, reckless and without any factual basis,” the letter stated, adding that they had exposed the church leadership to “public ridicule, contempt, embarrassment and reputational injury.”

Legalfield Partners further argued that the publications amounted to libel and injurious falsehood, demanding immediate corrective action from the respondent.

The church issued a seven-day ultimatum requiring the respondent to “retract all alleged defamatory statements, publish an unreserved apology in at least two national newspapers and on all platforms used and delete all defamatory content”.

The letter warned that failure to comply would trigger legal action seeking substantial damages.

“Take notice that should you fail, refuse or neglect to comply within the stipulated time, our clients shall institute legal proceedings against you without further notice,” it stated.

The intended suit would seek several reliefs, including a declaration that the publications are defamatory, a perpetual injunction restraining further publication, and damages totalling N550 million.

Specifically, the breakdown of claims includes N500 million as general damages and N50 million as aggravated and exemplary damages, in addition to costs and post-judgment interest.

Despite the threat of litigation, the law firm noted that its clients remain open to settlement.

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, our clients remain open to an amicable resolution of this dispute,” the letter added.

The respondent has been given seven days from receipt of the memorandum to respond or present a proposal for settlement.

In 2025, UK-based blogger Maureen Badejo released a documentary series in which she recounted Igene’s early involvement with the MFM.

According to the series, Igene’s parents began taking her to MFM at the age of seven after they left the Deeper Life Church. In her online testimony, she alleged that Olukoya assaulted and sexually abused her during what she described as a “corridor prayer” session.