Gunmen have shot and killed a 54-year-old prophet of the Celestial Church of Christ’s Eagle Parish in the Odo Eran Idiroko area of the Ogun State.
The gunmen opened fire on the cleric during an active Sunday service and then escaped.
The police spokesperson in the state, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta the state capital on Sunday.
“On January 19, 2025, around 10:30 AM, the divisional police officer of Idiroko received a report that someone had been killed at a Celestial Church located along Old Baggage Road, Odo Eran, Idiroko,” she said.
She added that police officers got to the scene and discovered one Yomi Adetula, a 54-year-old man, lying face up in a pool of blood that stained his white celestial garment.
She also confirmed that upon closer inspection, his body was found to be riddled with bullets, and his head was severely damaged with an axe to verify that he was indeed dead.
“During the police investigation, it was revealed that three men entered the church, brandished a long double-barreled gun, aimed at their target, and fired a shot that caused chaos, and the assailant escaped.”
According to her, no arrest has been made but she maintained that the police is actively working to apprehend the fleeing suspects who escaped from the church toward the border area.
The body of the dead prophet has been deposited at the General Hospital morgue in Ilaro.
