The police command in Ogun has confirmed the death of a prophet of Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle parish , Yomi Adetula , who was shot dead by unknown armed men during Church service on Sunday.
CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta.
According to Odutola, the Divisional Police Officer , Idiroko received a report at 10:30a.m that someone has been killed at a celestial church along old baggage road, Odo Eran, Idiroko.
She noted that police officers visited the church and Adetula, 54, in the pool of blood which had stained his white garment.
” On careful observation, his body was riddled with bullets and his head was not speared. To ensure the victim was really dead , it was mangled with axe
” On police inquiry, information further revealed that three men came into the church, brought out long double barrel gun aimed at their target and fired a shot that brought the deceased down,” she said.
The police spokesperson explained that the corpse had been deposited at the morgue of General Hospital, Ilaro.
” Effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect who escaped out of the church towards the border area.
” Normalcy has been restored while possible clue will be revealed in the coming days as investigations has been launched into the very sad occurrence