On Sunday Mrs. Funke Ojo a middle-aged woman was found dead inside a well at the compound of a Cherubim and Seraphim church located at Ayedun Quarters in Akure, Ondo State.
Locals could not supply any information about what caused the incident.
A source who desired to remain anonymous stated that the deceased left her mother’s house for a programme in the church, but no one was aware of her arrival at the church or when she allegedly plunged into the well.
“On Saturday night, she complained to her mother that she had a slight malaria fever. She later told her mother that she wanted to go to the church. The mother asked her to take a rest, but she insisted on going to the church.
“Nobody knows how she got into the well. It was someone who wanted to draw water from the well this morning (Sunday) that saw her body inside the well and raised the alarm.”
Her corpse was retrieved by youths in the area who took the body away for burial.
Segun Oriade the pastor of the church, has been taken into custody by the police for interrogation.
Mr. Femi Joseph the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, verified the incident but said the Command was unaware of the reasons for the incident.
He verified that the pastor of the church had been arrested stating
“He will be helping us in our investigation.”
“It happened early this morning (Sunday), the deceased was sick and her mother took her to the church for prayer and later she (the deceased) went home and came back to the church late in the evening of Saturday.
“But they found her body inside the well on Sunday morning. Nobody can say anything about it for now; but we have commenced investigation into the matter.”