Olakanye Oni, an Ekiti Prophet was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter on Thursday, by an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti.
The convict of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) situated at Matthew street in Ado Ekiti was accused of causing the death of Mrs Gbadamosi Omowale, following his pretense to remedy the deceased’s situation of barrenness.
Prior to her death on 13th December 2017, Mrs Gbadamosi was ill which later got exacerbated after the Prophet performed spiritual cleansing on her.
Consequent to the death, the Prophet was expatriated by the Oba Adeyemo Adejuegbe and his Council of Chiefs and the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti.
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According to the prosecution team led by Julius Ajibare, the convicted cleric committed the offence in March 2017, when, “he invited the deceased from Lagos to Ado Ekiti on the pretence that he has a solution to her barrenness.”
“On getting to his Church at Palace of Mercy, Mathew Street, Odo Ado Area, Ado Ekiti, the convict hypnotised the victim and lured her into his room. He thereafter spread a white cloth on her and raped her.”
“The convict used a white handkerchief to clean the victim’s private part and inserted a substance believed to be potash into her vagina. He also collected a sum of Fifty Two Thousand Naira from the victim.”
“The victim’s private part got decayed as a result of the substance inserted into it by the convict and this resulted in the victim’s eventual death.”
To prove the case, the prosecution called six witnesses whereas Chris Omokhafe Esq, the defense counsel only had one witness to call.
In his judgement, Justice Abiodun Adesodun held that the prosecution proved the offence of manslaughter beyond reasonable doubt against the cleric and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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