Suspected Church Assistant Kills Pastor.
Pastor in charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Grace of Comfort Parish, Omitoto, in Osun State, Moris Fadehan, has been murdered inside his church by one of his assistants, Lekan Ogundipe.
Eyewitnesses said, the suspect drew the attention of the people to the presence of the partly burnt remains of the pastor inside the church, while, Ogundipe, after committing the act, ran to the house of the founder of the church, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, and told him that fire was burning the pastor, and police deployed to the scene subsequently arrested the suspect.
It was not immediately clear the issues between Ogundipe and Fadehan that could have led to the murder of the deceased, but a reliable source said, Fadehan had retrieved keys to the church from the suspect, after he assaulted a prophetess.
When contacted, the Osun Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident, adding that the command has commenced investigation into the matter.
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