Pastor loses consciousness, stuck in Ogun shrine after claiming God sent him to destroy it

A pastor, identified as Wale Fagbere, got stuck in
a shrine in Ketu community in Ayetoro area of
Yewa North local government, Ogun State while
destroying the traditional worshipers’ items,

The pastor,
whose church could not be ascertained as of the
time of this report, became unconscious in the
shrine.

Fagbere was reported to have earlier told his
congregation that he had been directed by God to
destroy all the shrines in Ketu community. An
attempt to destroy the shrine boomeranged as he
got
stuck in the place, prompting residents to raise
the alarm.

Further findings showed that the priests in charge
of the shrine insisted that until they performed
some ritual on him, he could not be let off the
hook.

The intervention of the Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba
Abdulaziz Adelakun, however saved the cleric as
he was treated by the priests before he regained
consciousness.

Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer,
Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident,
said the man might be charged for sacrilege and
malicious damage.

He said:
“The police got the report in Ayetoro
that one Evangelist Wale Fagbere went to
Ketu to destroy a shrine. After the
destruction, the man became
unconscious.

When policemen visited the place, the
traditionalists claimed that the subject
could not be taken away until some
spiritual exercise had been performed.

The Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba AbdulAzeez
Adelakun, waded into the matter which led
to the release of the man. The victim has
been revived and has been handed over to
his family for more spiritual cleansing”.
When asked who the police would charge, the
traditionalists or the victim, the PPRO said the
latter would be charged for sacrilege and
malicious damage after he gets well.
He said the
police next step would be determined by the
traditionalists lodging of a complaint against the
pastor.
“Everybody has right to worship anything he so
desires”, Oyeyemi said.