• Suspected assassins have shot dead the Shepherd-in-charge of a Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko Border town of Ipokia local government area of Ogun State.

  • Prophet Yomi Adetula was shot dead while preaching on Sunday

  • His assailants riddled him with bullets and dismembered his corpse

Suspected assassins have gunned down the Shepherd-in-charge of a Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko Border town of Ipokia local government area of Ogun State.

The tragic incident occurred on Sunday while the victim identified as Yomi Adetula was preaching right inside the church.

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Eyewitness told Leadership that his assailants numbering about six, bore AK-47 rifles, and all wore Celestial Church’s garments.

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The suspects were said to have stormed the Hebrew Celestial Church located at the Odo Eran area of the Old Garrage Road in Idiroko and rained bullets on the Adetulu, waiting to certify him dead and dismembering his body inside the church before leaving the scene.

The deceased was the Idiroko Unit Commander of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, popularly known as So-SAFE Corps; one of the community security outfits established and funded by the Ogun State government.

Though, details behind the attck could not be ascertained, sources say Adetula had a long battle with a certain smuggling cartel in Idiroko Border town, necessitating his transfer to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in December 2024.

Sources within his church in Idiroko also confided in this newspaper that the development led to the forceful closure of his church in December by some suspected smugglers.

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The State Commander of So-SAFE Corps, Soji Ganzalo, who confirmed the incident, said that he received the news of Adetula’s assassination with a rude shock.

Ganzalo, however, assured that the Corp would not relent until the matter is properly investigated, while also promising to assist appropriate security agencies with necessary information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects.

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