Crime
Police arrest pastor for setting lady ablaze over deliverance in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a pastor of a Cherubim and Seraphim church for setting a lady ablaze during deliverance.
Pastor Taiwo Odebiyi allegedly set ablaze a 21-year-old lady identified as Sukura Owodunni when he was trying to perform deliverance on her at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State.
According to reports, the incident happened on August 17, 2023, when the victim visited the church for a special prayer at the pastor’s invitation.
It was gathered from an eyewitness that the pastor directed the victim to buy Amazing Grace perfume, local eggs, and a candle for the deliverance prayer.
In the course of the prayer, the pastor was said to have poured perfume on the lady’s body and lit the candle.
Owodunni was said to have immediately gone up in flames after the pastor lit the candle, causing serious burns to her chest, shoulder, and legs.
The eyewitness further revealed that the suspect was immediately arrested after the Divisional Police Officer in Adigbe, CSP Abdulfattah Ogunsanya, and his men stormed the premises on Tuesday.
Speaking on the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday, noted that further investigation had commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the case.
“The lady was said to have been abandoned to fend for her medical bills after the incident. The victim has been taken to the hospital for medical attention.
“Our men have arrested the suspect. The case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department after the preliminary investigation is perfected,” Odutola stated.
