Gunmen invade Ogun celestial church, kill pastor during service

Gunmen invade Ogun celestial church, kill pastor during service 

 

A 54-year-old pastor of a Celestial Church of Christ was on Sunday shot dead in the Idiroko area of Ogun State.

The pastor, Yomi Adetula, was killed inside the church while the Sunday service was ongoing.

Three gunmen had stormed the CCC Eagle Parish on Baggage Road, Odo Eran, Idiroko, around 10:30am and opened fire.

They reportedly shot at Adetula and mangled his head with axe.

Spokesperson for the police, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday afternoon.

“Police officers raced to the scene and saw Yomi Adetula, ‘M’, aged 54 years lifeless in the pool of blood which stained his white celestial garment lying face up.

“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 gathered 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 said the corpse had been deposited at the General Hospital morgue, Ilaro.

She added that the command had begun moves to arrest the suspects who fled into the border area.

“Normalcy has been restored while possible clue will be revealed in the coming days as investigation has been launched into the very sad occurrence,” Odutola said.