The Ondo State Police Command announced on Tuesday that one prophetess, Mrs. Folashade Adekola, had been detained in connection with the deaths of a woman, Jumoke Adesuwa, and her newborn infant within the church.
On Tuesday, our correspondent learnt that the deceased died of complications from childbirth inside the suspect’s church in Akure’s Oke-Aro district. According to reports, the baby also died immediately.
It was also revealed that the suspect was apprehended by command personnel after the deceased’s brother reported the incident to the police station.
Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the state police public relations officer, verified the event, saying the prophetess was arrested and transported to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation.
“The case was reported by the deceased’s brother, that the sister died after childbirth in the church and the prophetess is already in custody. Investigations are still ongoing,” the PPRO said.
A source in the family who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity narrated that someone from the church called the family to inform the deceased’s husband that his wife had been delivered of a baby. The deceased’s husband called a family member, and both rushed to the church.
He said, “When we got there, they were told that the baby died after childbirth but that the mother was alive. On sighting the deceased, we saw her in a pool of blood, bleeding profusely. So, we rushed her to a nearby hospital.
“Due to her condition, she was rejected at three hospitals, and she died in the process of reviving her in the last hospital that admitted her. To our surprise, we got to the church to collect the baby’s remains and found the corpse in a room. The condition of the room was very worrisome as it did not look like a delivery room.
“We approached the Oke-Aro Police Station in Akure to report the case that led to the arrest of the prophetess in charge. The remains of the woman have been deposited at the mortuary.”
