Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor identified as Bolanle Ibrahim, has been killed by some attackers inside the RCCG church at Maidan village in the Mile 12 area of Lagos state.
In a report cited by the New Telegraph, it reported that the late pastor was at the church praying for mothers and their children when the attackers entered the church and tried to drag him out.
Several family members of the late pastor have spoken out against the attack on the pastor and dispelled rumors that the clergyman was a cultist.
The wife of the deceased, Mrs. Kudirat Ibrahim said: “What they are saying about him are blatant lies, my late husband was a man of God and he served him to his death.
I wasn’t at home on the fateful day of the incident, I went to take care of my sick mother at the hospital. I had no premonition about his death. After the deed was done, nobody called to inform me.
I never knew my husband had been killed, I was still busy calling him to bring something for me from home, not knowing that he had already been killed, whenever I called him the person who is picking his call kept telling me my husband is preaching, it was later around 7pm that my elder brother came to break the news to me about the gruesome murder of my beloved husband.” she added.
An aunt of the dead pastor, Mrs. Justina Alebiosu, also corroborated the incident and cited that it was a planned attempt to take the life of the pastor.
Mrs. Justina Alebiosu said:
“Even before they killed him, they showed him his picture to identify if he was actually the right person they came for. His death was an unfortunate one. We have lost a gentleman. It was true we were born as Muslims, but we converted to Christianity. My thinking is that my brother had business transaction with someone.
I was told when the assailants wanted to drag him out of the pulpit where he was praying for women who brought their children for dedication, he begged them to kill him there and that was where he was eventually killed by the gunmen. The assailants also threatened to shoot any of the members of the church who dare come close to them.
We still have an aged mother, and his wife just gave birth, his children are still young. I am appealing to the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu to release his remains for us to bury, presently we are all down morally, because of his sudden death.”
