Priest lands in trouble after failed attempt to deliver woman “possessed by witchcraft”
A priest identified as Lekan Olukolu has been arrested by the police in Ogun over the death of a 25-year-old woman, Idowu Ogunkoya.
Idowi allegedly died in Olukolu’s shrine, and he was arrested on Sunday, August 19.
The state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect was arrested after one Lucky Oghenetega lodged a complaint.
Oyeyemi said Oghenetega reported that his fiance, the deceased, was taken to the priest by her parents for spiritual cleansing because they suspected her to be possessed by witchcraft.
Oghenetega further alleged that when Idowu got to the shrine the priest shaved her hair and gave her a liquid substance to drink that would supposedly deliver her. She was said to have died immediately after consuming the drink.
“On the strength of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Ago Iwoye division, Adeola Adedoyin, led detectives to the shrine situated at the Ojuolota area of Ijesha Road in Ago Iwoye, where the priest was promptly arrested,” Oyeyemi said.
Olukolu was arrested alongside the father of the deceased, one Temitayo Ogunkoya.
He said the suspects have been transferred to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Abeokuta for further investigation.
