Angry mob have set ablaze a celestial Church of Christ building located in Badore Ajah Area of Lagos state following reports of dead body with missing tongue and eyes allegedly discovered in the church premises, IgbereTV has learned.
The incident happened at the the Parish, CCC Overcomers, Oke Ira Nla in Ajah Lagos state in the morning of Friday, June 2, 2023.
However, the church has denied the allegation saying no dead body with missing parts for ritual was found in the church premises but the dead body in the church was a victim of an unfortunate accident.
According to Celestial Reality Check “CRC-MEDIA who reached out to the Parish Shepherd, Prophet Aso, and Secretary of the Parish:
“On the night of June 2, during the New Moon service, the Parish reached out to a popular Hausa man who helps in removing waste from the soakaway in the area. The Hausa man by name Dogo, has been doing the job for some years back in the area.
“In preparation for the upcoming juvenile harvest Thanksgiving, the Parish consulted him to help them pack their soakaway. Doogo was said to always pour some chemicals into the soakaway before packing them out.
“In the process of doing this around 1:00 am on Friday 2nd of June 2023, during the New Moon service. The Hausa man fell into the soakaway and was not found. The assistant Shepherd of the Parish, who was there to supervise, immediately tried to assist the man, himself fell into the soakaway, and both of them were not found.
“This shut down the service and threw the Church into dilemma. Immediately, everyone started helping, and the two gentlemen were rescued out. The Assistant Shepherd, Evangelist Kayode Are was rushed to the hospital, but the Hausa man was brought out dead.
“The case was immediately reported to the Nigerian Police Station at Ajiwe and Lagbasa Police Station by the Choir Master, the Parish Secretary, and another elder.
“The assistant Shepherd is still at the hospital in a critical condition. He was reported to be an ulcer patient before the accident.”
CRC disclosed that Dogo’s kinsmen reacted violently to his demise by storming the church and “attacking the members, beating everyone, destroying the Church property and burning it down.”
The Secretary of the Parish was reportedly severely beaten and the shepherd was “stabbed seriously.”
CRC further asserted that contrary to claims bandied about town the body of the deceased workman remains “intact” and “nobody part removed.”
CRC further disclosed that although at the time of its report, “the situation is calm” the Church has been “totally destroyed” and the Shepherd, Prophet Aso seriously wounded.
