Prophetess Arrested, Over Death Of Woman, Her Baby In Church

• The Ondo state police command has arrested a prophetess following the death of a woman, and her baby.

• The deceased was said to have bled to death during childbirth, which the prophetess oversaw.

Men of the Ondo state police command have arrested a prophetess, identified as Folashade Kikiowo Adekola following the death of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa, and her newborn baby.

Daily Report Nigeria gathers that Jumoke had bled to death following complications during childbirth at the prophetess’ church, Christ Engracing Deliverance Ministry, located in the Oke-Aro area of Akure, the state capital.

Itbwas gathered that the newborn died immediately, and the prophetess was subsequently arrested after the matter was reported by the deceased’s brother to the Oke Aro Police Station.

Confirming the incident, the command spokesperson, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami in a statement released during a statement on Tuesday, November 12 said the prophetess has been taken to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.

“The case was reported by the deceased’s brother who informed us that his sister d!ed after childbirth in the church. The prophetess is now in custody, and investigations are ongoing,”

Also confirming the incident, a family source added that deceased’s husband has given her money to register in a government hospital, but she went to the church instead for spiritual incarceration towards her delivery.

“The husband of the deceased came from the farm in Idanre after five days away from home and asked for his wife. So, one of the neighours told him that she had left for church to be delivered of a baby,” the source narrated. 

“Someone from the church called in the evening to inform him that his wife had been delivered of a baby. The deceased’s husband called me and we rushed to the said church called ‘Muzuzo’ at Oke-Aro. 

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“When we got there, we were told that the baby d!ed in the process, but the mother was alive. On sighting the deceased, we saw her in a pool of blood bleeding profusely. So, we rushed her to a nearby hospital.”

“Due to the worst condition of the deceased, she was rejected at three hospitals and she d!ed in the process of reviving her in the last hospital that admitted her.

“To our surprise, we got to the church to collect the baby’s remains and we found the corpse in a room in the church. The condition of the room was very worrisome as it does not look like a delivery room. 

“We approached the Oke-Aro Police station in Akure to report the case which led to the arrest of the prophetess in charge. The remains of the woman have been deposited at the mortuary,” he added.