Waheed Majekodumi
The police in Lagos have arrested the pastor
of a Pentecostal church, Popoola Oluwasomidotun, for the death of one Waheed
Majekodumi in the Ipaja area of Lagos State.
It was learnt that the 32-year-old
victim was found dead in the church auditorium on Thursday, last week, at the
Peace Estate, Baruwa, Ipaja. It was said
that the father of four had entered the church on the fateful day, crying for
help.
He was said to have suddenly collapsed on the
floor and died.
Policemen from the Ipaja division were said
to have been invited. They arrested the pastor and another member of the
church, Folashade Ebun.
Ebun stated that she was on the church
premises when the deceased entered the church.
The mother of three said the deceased, who
lived in the Abule area of Ipaja and worked in a block moulding factory, had
run into the church for help.
She said, “That Thursday morning, I was
sweeping the church auditorium in readiness for a programme. While sweeping, a
man ran into the church, crying for help.
“He was shouting ‘pastor help me o, I
will die o’. I thought someone was chasing him, but I later discovered
he was alone.
“He fell to the ground and I quickly called
the pastor, who came in almost immediately.
“Sincerely, we have nothing to do with his
death. I have confidence in the God that we serve. He will vindicate us.”
Twenty-seven-year old Oluwasomidotun said he
was preparing for a church meeting when Ebun, who lives in the church, called
him.
He said, “I am the presiding pastor of the
church and I also live on the church premises. On that day, I was preparing for
a programme when I heard Folashade (Ebun) shouting, ‘pastor, come and help’.
“I ran into the church auditorium. I saw her
standing next to a man on the ground.
“She told me that the man ran into the church
calling for help, and that he suddenly slumped and died.”
The pastor said the owner of the church later
advised him to report the incident to the police.
The policemen, who however suspected a foul
play, arrested both the pastor and Ebun.
The case was said to have been transferred to
the Department of Criminal Investigation, Yaba,
The victim was said to had been divorced for
about seven years, and had lived alone before the incident.
His uncle, Chief Idowu Animashaun, said he
learnt about the incident two days after it happened.
He said, “Waheed lived a reckless life; that
was why I stopped him from coming to my house.”
His ex-wife, who gave her name simply as
Moshundat, said their marriage crashed due to his lifestyle.
“I was married to Waheed for eight years and
I had four children for him.
“But in the later part of our marriage, he
took to drinking and leaving home for as long as two months without asking how
the children and I were surviving.
“I don’t know who to suspect for his death,”
she said.
Culled from Punch
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