RCCG Pastor Stabbed To Death By New Converts In Lagos
A pastor from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Festac town, Amuwo Odofin local government area has been attacked and killed by suspected hoodlums.
According to reports, the victim, Pastor Babatunde Dada was killed inside the Chapel of Resurrection on 13 Road, 6th Avenue, Festac town.
The ugly incident which took place on December 2, 2021 was said to have been carried out by two new converts who came to the church for the first time the previous Sunday before the tragic incident.
The two youths were said to have come out during an altar call and surrendered their lives to Jesus.
The church accommodated them on its premises after they claimed to be stranded.
They had barely spent a week in the church when they reportedly stabbed the cleric to death.
A senior pastor in the church, Akin Odejare, declined comment on the incident when contacted by PUNCH Metro.
A family member, who is also a security expert, Mr Abolarinwa Olatunbosun, said on Wednesday that the pastor was killed after withdrawing money from a bank.
He said, “The pastor went to a bank to withdraw some money and went to rest on the first floor of the church. Two persons said to be new converts went to meet him upstairs, broke his head and killed him.
“The matter was reported to the police and one of the suspects, who ran to Ilorin, has been arrested.”
Olatunbosun said the killing might be for ritual purposes, adding that the assailants were suspected Internet fraudsters, aka Yahoo boys.
