Shepherd murdered, burnt inside church in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo
A Shepherd in charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Grace of Comfort Parish, Omitoto, Ile-Ife in Osun State, Most Superior Evangelist Moris Fadehan has been reportedly murdered by one of his assistants, Evangelist Olalekan Ogundipe.
It was gathered that Ogundipe attacked the deceased inside the church by stabbing him with sharp objects and later burnt his body before he reported the matter to the founder of the church.
The suspect, was said to have had an unresolved argument with the late Fadehan over assault on a prophetess since last Wednesday, before the attack that led to the clergyman’s death on Monday.
The owner of the church, Pa Olafare in a video obtained on Tuesday explained: “The deceased had reported to me that he was to disengage Lekan (suspect) as his assistant over many unlawful acts.
“Most recent of it include the assault on a prophetess in the church last week Wednesday and I agreed with him, but he added that he will take the decision after consulting with the elders.
“But while I was about to eat on Monday evening, the said Lekan came to the house and told me fire was burning on the deceased body and that he was lifeless on the floor.
”I drove back with him and my wife to the church where we found the deceased body burnt inside the church.
“We discovered blood stained on different parts of his body and cuts. While asking him how he got the stains, he attempted to run. We grabbed him and lock him in my car before calling in the police.
“We unwrapped the deceased body and discovered that there was nail in his ear and several cut on the head and neck before we took the body to the morgue of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife.
“Meanwhile Lekan later confessed to the police that he perpetrated the crime because of dispute with the deceased.”
The Osun Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola confirmed Ogundipe, had been arrested and that the deceased has been deposited in the OAUTHC morgue for autopsy.
