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Ogun: Missing Kids Found Dead On Church Premise by kingsman66(m): 1:48pm On Apr 07, 2016 |
There was panic at Matogun, in the Lambe area
of Ogun State on Tuesday after the police
recovered corpses of two missing pupils from a
church in the community, Christ Crusaders'
Deliverance Ministry.
The deceased - six-year-old Isaac Ayegbo, a
primary 2 pupil, and Ayomide Innocent, 4, who
was in Nursery 1 - were reportedly found inside
the church's vehicle after they were declared
missing on Sunday.
The deceased's parents are neigbours.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Ayomide's mother,
while travelling to the Republic of Benin on
Friday, brought him to Isaac's mother to look
after him.
Our correspondent learnt that the children,
after taking their lunch on Sunday, were
playing outside Ayegbos' residence, which was
opposite the church, when they went missing.
Isaac's father, Abiodun Ayegbo, was said to
have reported the duo's disappearance at the
Agbado Police Division on the same day, but he
was told to come back after 24 hours, which he
did.
He said, "Ayomide was my friend's son and he
was brought to my wife when his mother
travelled.
"She did not take him along because of his
school because she would spend about six
months there. They (Isaac and Ayomide) came
back with my wife from church on Sunday and
she gave them food.
"After eating, they went playing around the
house. It was my grandmother who raised the
alarm when she did not see them. I was told on
the telephone to come home when they could
not be found.
"I was called this morning (Tuesday) from the
station and on getting there, the policemen took
me to Christ Crusaders' Deliverance Ministry,
where their corpses were recovered."
Our correspondent learnt that an angry mob
would have set the church ablaze, but for the
intervention of armed policemen deployed in
the area.
Abiodun's brother, Kunle Ayegbo, said he found
the slippers Isaac wore on the day he went
missing inside a car on the church premises,
adding that about eight pairs of sandals were
also found inside a bus, where their corpses
were recovered.
He said the discovery made him sense that
something had gone amiss and urged the police
to thoroughly investigate the matter to unravel
those responsible for the dastardly act.
"The police initially wanted to change the fact
that the children were found dead on the
church premises, but we stood our grounds. I
took some pictures in the church but we were
not allowed to take the picture of the children. I
found Isaac's slippers inside a car and about
eight other sandals in a bus. I suspect foul play
and want this case to be properly investigated
and the culprits brought to book.
"Some boys in the community nearly set the
church on fire. The policemen and I had to calm
them down. We want justice on this matter," he
said.
PUNCH Metro learnt that Ayomide's father,
Nouanti Innocent, passed out when the news of
his son's death was broken to him and he had
yet to regain consciousness as of Tuesday
evening. His wife had yet to be informed of the
incident.
A pastor at the headquarters of the church in
the Akute area of the state, Mr. Yemi Adebisi,
who spoke on behalf of the church, said the
incident was still a mystery as there were
guards manning the premises around the clock.
He said the remains of the children were
discovered by some members of the church who
wanted to sleep inside the bus before the
commencement of a vigil.
He said, "The corpses were discovered around
11pm when some church members wanted to
sleep inside the bus. We are having a five-day
vigil. They alerted the pastor and he called me
immediately. We have reported the matter to
the police. The vehicle where the corpses were
found belongs to the church and it has been out
of order for years. People usually sleep inside
it.
"There are guards who man the place all day
and all night. I can't understand the mystery
surrounding it. It was a strange occurrence and
it has destabilised everybody. It is a major
challenge to the church."
The Ogun State Police spokesperson, DSP
Muyiwa Adejobi, said the pastor of the church,
Babatunde Olakunle, and a church worker,
Adewale Babalola, had been arrested.
He said, "We recovered two corpses on the
church premises and had been deposited in a
mortuary for autopsy.
"We have commenced our investigation. The
pastor of the church and a church worker were
arrested."
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Re: Ogun: Missing Kids Found Dead On Church Premise by Flexherbal(m): 1:53pm On Apr 07, 2016 |
This matter should be properly investigated. |
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