Police arrest pastor for setting ablaze 21 years old girl during prayers & deliverance
Pastor Taiwo Odebiyi allegedly set ablaze a 21-year-old lady identified as Sukura Owodunni when he was trying to perform deliverance on her at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State.
According to reports, the incident happened on August 17, 2023, when the victim visited the church for a special prayer at the pastor’s invitation.
It was gathered from an eyewitness that the pastor directed the victim to buy Amazing Grace perfume, local eggs, and a candle for the deliverance prayer.
In the course of the prayer, the pastor was said to have poured perfume on the lady’s body and lit the candle.
Owodunni was said to have immediately gone up in flames after the pastor lit the candle, causing serious burns to her chest, shoulder, and legs.
The eyewitness further revealed that the suspect was immediately arrested after the Divisional Police Officer in Adigbe, CSP Abdulfattah Ogunsanya, and his men stormed the premises on Tuesday.
