The Shepherd in charge of a Celestial Church of Christ, Jesu Yan parish, Olambe Junction, Akute, Ogun State has been arrested for attempted murder and unlawful possession of a firearm.
The suspect, Pastor Peter Ayodele Omope, is being interrogated at Ogun State Police Headquarters, Abeokuta.
According to Ogu State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, he was arrested following a distress call received from Deji Olaketan who informed the police at Ajuwon Divisional Headquarters that, he and Kemi Johnson,18, took their madam whom they are working with as driver and housemaid respectively to the Airport to board a plane, “after dropping the madam, they took the vehicle to the house of their boss relation as directed. But on their way home, they were informed that the Oro sacrifice was ongoing at Olambe area which made it impossible for them to pass through the area.
” They then saw a Celestial Church where a vigil was ongoing and decided to join them since it was already late in the night. While they were at the entrance of the church, the suspect, who happened to be the shepherd in charge, came out with a pump-action rifle, and before they could utter any explanation, he shot Kemi Johnson in the leg.
Upon the distress call, the DPO Ajuwon division, SP Andrew Akinseye, quickly mobilized his men and moved to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.
“The victim was quickly rushed to Ifako Ijaye General Hospital, from where she was referred to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital and finally to Orthopedics Hospital, Igbobi, Fadeyi, Lagos. The pump-action rifle and five live cartridges had been recovered from the suspect”.
Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation”.
