by ‘Jola Sotubo
A prophetess in Ondo has been arrested and arraigned after reports that she played a part in the murder of a young newlywed and graduate.
Victoria Abiodun is said to have caused the death of 34-year-old Victor Oguntibeju through a lethal herbal mixture she gave to him.
She was said to have given him the mixture on April 10 in Akure, the state capital, at about 12 midnight.
The Nation reports:
Prophetess Abiodun pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Although, Magistrate Adebisi Daomi noted that a case of murder was beyond the jurisdiction of a Magistrate court, she, however, ordered that she be remanded in prison, while the case has been adjourned to June 5.
The Nation had reported a few weeks ago how the late Oguntibeju left his home at No 1, Ifelodun Street, Oke-Ijebu, Akure on Tuesday April 8, 2014 for a spiritual consultation at Christ Evangelical Power C&S Church on Saka Ibrahim Street, Oke-Ukere in Akure, founded by Prophetess Abiodun.
Apart from working as a welder, the deceased had just finished a degree programme at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho, Oyo State. He was to attend the convocation of the university before his unfortunate death about a month ago.
His death came barely six months after his marriage to his heartthrob, Toyin.
Some unidentified persons were said to have set fire to the church in retaliation for the death of the deceased whose wife was delivered of a new baby on the day he died.
