Police Probe Death Of C&S Pastor Who Was In Ondo To Attend ‘Factional Event’…3 People Arrested
The police have launched probe into the death of a senior member of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Elder Omotayo Fajana in Ondo State.
The lifeless body of the 71-year-old man was discovered in his hotel room in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government, on Saturday.
Mr Fajana was in Akungba-Akoko for his installation as the Head of Prayer Warriors (Baba Aladura) of Ogo Orimolade C&S Church, Okerigbo.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that spokesman for the state police command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who has confirmed the incident, also disclosed that three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident and are assisting detectives.
‘The command has commenced a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 71-year-old church leader, Mr Omotayo Ezekiel Fajana, whose body was discovered under suspicious circumstances in Akungba-Akoko.
The incident was reported at the Akungba Division on Saturday by Mr Olaseni Sunday Olaoluwa of Shijuwade Road, Akure, who alleged that the deceased person, his uncle, had travelled to Akungba-Akoko for a church programme where he was scheduled to be installed as the Head Baba Aladura of a faction of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church at Ogo Orimolade C&S Church, Okerigbo, Akungba-Akoko.
In the course of the investigation, three suspects have been arrested and are currently in police custody, assisting with inquiries. Detectives have commenced efforts to establish the actual cause of death and determine whether any criminal acts were involved; he said.
DSP Abayomi further disclosed that preliminary investigations indicated that after the cleric was allegedly found dead in the hotel room, some individuals, including church officials and hotel workers, moved his remains to a mortuary in Ikare-Akoko without first obtaining certification of death from a qualified medical practitioner.
He also disclosed that the state Commissioner of Police, Felix Ohagwu, has ordered a comprehensive and discreet investigation into the incident.
‘The Commissioner of Police assures members of the public that the command will leave no stone unturned in uncovering the facts surrounding the incident and that anyone found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law’ he said.
The state police command has also urged members of the public to remain calm and allow investigators to carry out a thorough investigation into the death of the C&S pastor-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
