A 50-year-old pastor, Isaac Akinbola, and two female members of his church are currently in police custody for allegedly assaulting his wife, Dasola Akinbola, and killing their eight-month-old baby, Obadiah Akinbola in the process.
The two female members were identified as Esther Olowolayemo, 29, and Oluwakemi Oshinbajo, 30, and will likely face a charge of murder or manslaughter for the death of the pastor’s baby.
According to a press statement by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the incident happened penultimate Sunday and the suspects were arrested the same day after the victim lodged a report on the matter.
“The arrest was made following a report lodged at the Awa Ijebu divisional headquarters by the pastor’s wife that she had been having disagreements with her husband over his illicit affair with some female members of the church for some time now.
“She explained that the said husband came to her house at the Ipinle area of Mamu Ijebu with two women, whom she had been suspecting of having illicit affair with him and asked them to beat her up.
“While they were beating her, her eight-month-old baby, Obadiah Akinbola, fell while her husband was urging the two women to beat her thoroughly.
“Upon the report, the DPO Awa Ijebu division, CSP Adewalehinmi Joshua, ordered the arrest of the three suspects, while the woman and her baby were taken to the Mamu Ijebu Health Centre for medical care.
“The woman and the baby were later referred to Blessed Hospital, Oru-Ijebu, where it was discovered that the baby had internal injuries which he sustained when he fell from his mother’s hands during the scuffle.
“The child gave up the ghost on March 28, 2022, while receiving treatment as a result of the internal injuries.
“The remains of the child have been deposited at the General Hospital, Ijebu Igbo mortuary for an autopsy,” Oyeyemi said.
He also disclosed that the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had ordered the transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.
