Yewande Roberts, daughter of former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director, Olatunde Disu, has accused the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, of sexual harassment, emotional abuse, and unlawfully withholding her late husband’s creative works for more than eight years.
In a statement shared with our source on Monday, Roberts — widow of the late MFM youth pastor and gospel musician, Pastor Tope Roberts — appealed to Olukoya to release her husband’s recorded songs and materials allegedly kept by the church since his passing.
Roberts, who said she converted from Islam to Christianity during her university days, recounted that she first approached Olukoya for prayers and counselling. According to her, he later offered her a job as his transcriber but began to ask inappropriate personal questions.
She alleged that Olukoya subjected her to disturbing physical encounters disguised as “deliverance sessions,” including slapping her abdomen, touching her face and eyes, and grabbing her neck. Roberts claimed he once hugged her in a way that made her uncomfortable and even pulled at her bra strap.
She described how her late husband, Tope, rose to prominence after winning a music competition organized by MFM and was later signed to the church’s record label. However, after his death, she alleged that the church refused to release his songs, videos, or even burial footage.
“They deleted all his performances from their social media platforms,” she said. “They never gave me any of his videos or pictures. My son has nothing to remember his father by.”
Roberts further claimed that the church labelled her as “Emere” (a marine spirit) and accused her of killing her husband, which led her into depression and therapy.
She also alleged that when she uploaded a few of her late husband’s songs to YouTube, Olukoya threatened to withdraw sponsorship of her son’s education if she did not take them down.
In addition, Roberts accused some MFM pastors of attempting to sexually harass her after her husband’s death, recounting incidents where one pastor told her he could make her look younger by sleeping with her, and another allegedly tried to touch her inappropriately while she slept.
She claimed that after leaving the church, her social media accounts were repeatedly hacked or taken down and that a private business proposal she submitted to Olukoya was leaked online to discredit her.
“Eight years have passed, yet my husband’s intellectual property remains in their possession,” she said. “I’ve moved on with my life, but I believe God will bring justice.”
Roberts’ claims come months after another woman, Nigerian influencer and former MFM minister, Funke Ashekun, made similar allegations against Olukoya. Ashekun, who served in the church for nearly 20 years, accused him of inappropriate physical contact and alleged that he used hypnotic tactics during counselling sessions.
She said multiple women later reached out to her with similar stories, describing experiences of disorientation and loss of consciousness during encounters with the pastor.
Ashekun also recounted meeting a woman who allegedly suffered years of abuse from Olukoya and became suicidal as a result.
Both women’s testimonies have reignited public debate over accountability and abuse allegations within religio
us institutions in Nigeria.
