According to reports, Taiwo Odebiyi, an Ogun State-based pastor, set Sukura Owodunni, 21, on fire while conducting a deliverance session on her.
According to reports, the occurrence happened on August 17, 2023, in the Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish in Offin, in the Sagamu region of Ogun State.
On the pastor’s request, the victim came to the church for a special prayer, and she was told to buy eggs from the neighborhood, a bottle of Amazing Grace perfume, and a candle for the deliverance.
The pastor is alleged to have lit the candle and prayed for the woman as he applied the perfume to her body, according to reports.
Owodunni’s garments were shockingly on fire, severely burning her chest, shoulder, and legs.
According to a witness, the suspect was taken into custody right away when CSP Abdulfattah Ogunsanya, the divisional police officer for Adigbe, and his colleagues stormed the scene.
The victim was left to pay for her own medical expenses, according to SP Omolola Odutola, the state police public relations officer, who confirmed the event on Wednesday.
She mentioned that the suspect had been detained and that more investigation had started to clarify the details of the case.
Odutola, “The lady was said to have been abandoned to fend for her medical bills after the incident. The victim has been taken to the hospital for medical attention.
“Our men have arrested the suspect. The case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department after the preliminary investigation is perfected.”
