The founder’s skeleton

Has the world eventually entered the “last days” as prophesied in the Bible, the holy book for Christians? Maybe, if the activities of some so-called Christians are anything to go by. According to II Timothy 3-7: “In the last days, perilous times shall come.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good.”

The holy book further states that in the last days, men would have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof and men will ever be learning, and will never be able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
The story is hardly believable but it is true that about five years after the death of a pastor, members of his church still worship his skeleton because of their faith in the efficacy of his powers.
To members of the church, late Jacob Adebayo Oladele, who was the founder, Millennium Gospel Church (MGC), remains powerful even in death.

In February 2010, the police stormed the premises of MGC located at an abandoned aerodrome in a vast forest at Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, following a tip-off by the monarch of the town, Alayemoore of Ido-Osun, Oba Adedapo Adeniyi Sapoyoro. The monarch, who said the palace had been inundated with series of allegations of high-handedness and weird worship style of the church members, led a team alongside the police to the church where a purported skeleton of the church’s founder was recovered.

The police arrested 15 suspects while people of the town warned the church members never to return to the land, which belongs to the government. Sunday Sun gathered that five of the suspects are still standing trial at an Osogbo Magistrate Court. Members of the church however insist that they are not ritualists and never killed anybody or performed any ritual in the church.

One of those standing trial, Mrs  Florence Oluwaloni Oladele, who is the deputy founder said: “We are not ritualists. We worship our Lord Jesus Christ like every Christian. The skeleton belongs to our founder. Truth shall prevail and we will be vindicated. This is a test of our faith and members should be steadfast and more prayerful.”

Head, Pathology Department at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECHTH), Dr Akinwumi Komolafe, confirmed the presence of the skeleton in the morgue, but said the police did not present a request for tests to be carried out on the skeleton. He said the hospital authorities would keep the skeleton until it receives further directive from the police.

It was however gathered that some of the church members have been visiting the mortuary in order to worship the late founder who they described as their Messiah. “Before stopping them from coming to see the skeleton, some who came were practically worshipping the skeleton. They rolled on the ground, shouting his name, weeping, wailing and appealing to him to answer their prayers. They are fanatical about him and if care is not taken and the skeleton remains in the mortuary more than necessary, they may go wild and take steps to recover it. The mortuary needs more security,” a source at the hospital warned.?

When contacted, the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Solomon Olusegun, said the “case is in court.”
But a police source said: “The skeleton may soon be released to the members since nobody had come forward with a claim that his/her relation was missing.”

“Apart from the skeleton, police did not find any other human or animal part at the church. Initially, we were made to believe that more bodies were going to be recovered from the church like that of the infamous Okija Shrine. None was found apart from the skeleton. However, all theories pointed to the fact that the skeleton belongs to the church founder. You know how fanatical some people could be with living or dead founder of their faith.

“The skeleton will soon be released for burial. At least, the man should be allowed to rest in peace. We still appeal to people who may have contrary information about the church to volunteer it to the police.”
At press time, police authorities were in confusion over what to do with the skeleton even as the hospital management anxiously awaited the collection of late Adebayo’s skeleton for burial because according to them, “the mortuary is meant for dead bodies and not skeleton.


https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-446260.0.html

Another one

Occult church members arraigned
From BAMIGBOLA GBOLAGUNTE, Osogbo
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Twenty-three members of the Millenium Gospel Mission, a church where human skulls and other vital parts of human body were discovered in Osogbo last Wednesday were yesterday arraigned in an Osogbo Magistrate Court for alleged conspiracy and breach of public peace.

The accused persons, including a septuagenarian, were said to have, on January 11, 2012, at Oremeji Street, Alekuwodo area, Osogbo, conspired with one another to commit misdemeanor and caused insult to Christian religion in public by urinating on a N20 note, an act which the court described as fetish.

Police prosecutor, Sergeant Elisha Olusegun told the court that the accused persons were referring to one late Jacob Oladele as Jesus Christ and also conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace by using drums to call people in the area to buy pap, describing the activities of the church as unlawful.

According to Olusegun, the accused persons committed offences contrary to and punishable under Sections 516, 204 and 249 (1) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 34, Vol. II, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2003.
But the accused persons pleaded not guilty to all the allegations levelled against them, saying their acts were orderly and did not affect the general public negatively.

Counsel to the accused persons, Mr. Bola Ige made attempt to move an oral bail application but the presiding Magistrate, Mr. Olusola Aluko ordered him to file a formal bail application. Ige, however, called the attention of the court to one of the accused persons, Jumoke Oladele, who is nursing a baby and pleaded with the court to admit the nursing mother to bail. He also urged the court to remand his clients in the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office instead of the prison custody.

But the prosecutor opposed the application, saying the CID had only two cells, which were already congested, arguing that the police had to vacate two offices to accommodate the accused persons for a week. The magistrate said, “in law, there is a principle of equality and in case where one is given a special treatment, the essence of justice has been defeated. They must be treated equally.”

He therefore ordered that the accused persons be remanded in Ilesa Prison custody and adjourned the case till February 29 for mention.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2012/jan/19/national-19-01-2012-019.html

menn SW and their voodoo

lmao, una no go kill pesin for nairaland

Walahi, this is a first.

Yoruba and rituals, now skeleton worship.

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Walahi, this is a first.

Yoruba and rituals, now skeleton worship.

I love breaking first time news.

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Skeleton worshipper in the house from India. #tuoyotuoyo#

Na wa for small pikin ooo.

^^^ I mean I am skeleton for Jesus.
#TeamwinchforJesus#

It is okay Obiagu. Jodeci and I are now best of friends. Obum ezigbo nwa afo. Please delete your comment. Thanks.

Seriously though, doesn't everyone worship skeletons ?

I have several well-polished skeletons of both human and animal origins, which I devoutly worship, all dressed up and chit, and I just figured that everyone else was similarly equipped. Is someone trying to imply that there might be something wrong about this MODALITY of worship ?