Ogun Pastor Dies in Crash Hours After Allegedly Killing Wife in Domestic Dispute

Ogun Pastor Dies in Crash Hours After Allegedly Killing Wife in Domestic Dispute

CCC evangelist Abidemi Odukoya allegedly beat his wife to death before dying in a road accident while fleeing the scene in Ogun State.

The Ogun State community of Akinode/Ibogun has been thrown into mourning following the tragic deaths of a Celestial Church of Christ evangelist, Abidemi Odukoya, and his wife, Adenike, who died hours apart under circumstances linked to an alleged domestic violence incident.

The couple, who resided within the church premises of CCC Dews of Heaven Parish, also known as Iri Orun, were reportedly involved in a heated argument that escalated into a physical confrontation in the early hours of Monday, August 25, 2026. According to police sources, the incident was reported at approximately 2:00 am on August 31, 2026.

During the altercation, which occurred around 3:00 am, Adenike Odukoya allegedly sustained severe head injuries after her husband reportedly hit her against a wall, leaving her unconscious. Their son immediately raised the alarm, prompting neighbours and members of the local Community Development Association to rush to the scene in a desperate attempt to provide emergency assistance.

A former Chairman of the Community Development Association, Adejimi Olawumi, described the harrowing discovery in a video shared by Arole TV. He recounted being alerted by residents’ cries for help around 1:00 am. “On my way out, I saw Daniel. I asked him what happened, and he said it was his mum and dad,” Olawumi said. “Immediately, we got inside the house and saw the wife in a pool of blood. At that time, there were no vehicles to take her to the hospital. The son said he did not see what happened between his mum and dad because he was in the other room.”

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Despite the neighbours’ efforts to save her, Adenike Odukoya was pronounced dead at the scene. Her remains were evacuated and deposited at the Ifo General Hospital morgue for post-mortem examination. She was laid to rest at the family residence later that day, at approximately 2:00 pm.

After discovering that his wife was unresponsive, Evangelist Odukoya allegedly fled the residence. While residents were still grappling with the shocking discovery, another grim report emerged at approximately 6:00 am. The community received word that a man’s body had been found along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, in the Iyana Coker area of Ifo.

CDA officials who went to the location confirmed that the deceased was Evangelist Odukoya. He had reportedly been struck by an oncoming vehicle on the busy highway. Some eyewitness accounts alleged that the evangelist deliberately stepped into the path of an oncoming Dangote cement truck, but this claim has not been independently confirmed and remains under investigation. Detectives later visited the morgue where the unidentified body from the accident had been deposited. Photographs were taken and used for identification, after which investigators confirmed that the deceased was the man suspected of killing his wife.

The late evangelist’s younger sister, in a separate video circulating online, claimed that the couple had a history of repeated disagreements. She said the couple had visited her around April following an earlier altercation, which was eventually resolved at a police station. She recounted: “I have been hearing that they have been fighting for a while now. Around April, they came to my house. He explained everything about how he and his wife fought, and that it was at the police station they settled it. I only told them to be patient with each other because it is not right for a husband and wife to fight against each other. They had been fighting for a very long time, and people helped them settle it. And now we just heard that the husband and wife are dead.”

The wife was reportedly buried on the day of the incident, while Odukoya was buried on Wednesday, September 2. In separate footage seen by PUNCH Metro, some clerics were seen performing burial rites over the remains of the evangelist at an undisclosed location. The family of the deceased woman has reportedly approached the police, requesting the release of her remains for burial.

When contacted, the deputy spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, Opeyemi Oluborode, confirmed the incident and said investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding both deaths. “The police is investigating the incident,” he added. The double tragedy has plunged the couple’s family, church members, and the surrounding community into mourning as authorities work to unravel what happened in the early hours of that fateful morning.

Ogun Pastor Dies in Crash Hours After Allegedly Killing Wife in Domestic Dispute