A Celestial Church pastor has been arrested by the police for allegedly k!llng a fresh Lagos State University (LASU) graduate.
28-year-old Ogubode Adedamola (pictured top left), was supposed to partake in the April 3rd 2025 Convocation of the university with his peers, but the cold hands of death has rendered his dreams futile .
Adedamola, a 2024 graduate of Political Science Education and the Chief Executive Officer of Horlar Edu Consultancy a private business operating on the LASU campus went missing on January 16,2025.
Celestial Pastor arrested for allegedly k!ll!ng and burying 28-yr-old LASU graduate near church premises
His girlfriend said she called Adedamola on the day he went missing and he told her that he was in front of the CCC Ileri Oluwa Parish, LASU 2 with Evangelist Whepetoji Babaniyeh (pictured above) and would call her back, but he never did
The Police were said to have visited the church based on his girlfriend’s account but the pastor reportedly denied seeing Adedamola that day or knowing his whereabouts.
On further investigations by the Police, his bank statements showed that N1.5 million was transferred on the day he went missing and that part of the money was transferred into the Pastor and his daughter’s bank accounts.
After initially denying receiving the money, the cleric later claimed it was for a Thanksgiving offering, after the police showed him evidence of the transaction.
The police then detained him and after further investigations, the body of the LASU graduate was discovered to have been buried near the church premises. A gun and an axe were reportedly recovered from the Pastor.
The investigation continues.
