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Osun pastor, ex-LASU student, mother killed

- From Hameed Oyegbade, Osogbo

A 42-year-old pastor of a white garment church in Osun State, Segun Philip, has been arrested for the alleged killing of a final year student of the Lagos State University, Favour Daley-Oladele, for the purpose of making money ritual for her 23-year-old boyfriend, Adeeko Owolabi.

Davey-Oladele was reported to have left home for an unknown destinatio­n since December 8, 2019 and wasn’t since then, hence her parents reported her missing at the Mowe police station.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State police command, Deputy Superinten­dent Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Divisional Police Officer of the Mowe Police Division, Superinten­dent Marvis Jayeola, detailed policemen to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappeara­nce of the 22-year-old girl.

Oyeyemi said, “The police detectives went into full scale technical and forensic investigat­ion of the case and their efforts paid off when the movement of the deceased was traced to a white garment church in far away Ikoyi-Ile, Osun State, pastored by one Segun Philip.”

“On getting to the church, the self-acclaimed pastor was promptly arrested but he was quick to inform the detectives that the girl was brought to him by her boyfriend, Adeeko Owolabi, who was still within the vicinity of the church. The boyfriend was traced and apprehende­d immediatel­y.”

Owolabi, described as an ex-LASU student, was said to have confessed during police interrogat­ion that DaveyOlade­le was his girlfriend and that he lured her to Ikoyi-Ile in Osun State where he had perfected plans with the pastor to use her for money ritual.

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