An evangelist of Celestial Church of Christ, Abidemi Odukoya, and his wife, Adenike, have reportedly died in separate circumstances following an alleged domestic altercation at their residence in the Akinode/Ibogun community, Ogun State.
Penpushing reports that sources said the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, August 25, 2026 after the couple allegedly engaged in a domestic dispute that escalated into a physical confrontation.
The sources added that altercation reportedly left Adenike unconscious and injured, while her husband allegedly fled the residence and was later learnt that the cleric had been hit by a vehicle in the Ifo area of the state.
Penpushing further reports that a former Chairman of the Community Development Association, Adejimi Olawumi, was quoted saying that he was alerted by residents’ cries for help and subsequently found the woman lying in a pool of blood.
“It was around 1am when I heard my neighbours shouting, ‘thief, thief.’ On my way out, I saw Daniel. I asked him what happened, and he said it was his mum and dad. Then I went to call my neighbours to come out’, Olawunmi said.
“Immediately, we got inside the house and saw the wife in a pool of blood. At that time, there were no vehicles to take her to the hospital.The son said he did not see what happened between his mum and dad because he was in the other room. So, we started calling people together’, he added
Penpushing also reports that Olawumi said members of the Community Development Association, (CDA) subsequently noticed that Odukoya was missing and began searching for him.
The former community chairman explained that the community later learnt that the pastor had been hit by a vehicle in the Ifo area of the state.
“When we saw that we did not see the husband, everyone in the CDA came out to look for him everywhere. We called our area chairman to tell him about the incident’, Olawunmi added.
“Later, we heard that Mr Abidemi had been hit by a car in Ifo. The police took him to the hospital, and we confirmed that he was the one. The CDA then started working on how to bring his remains home. We have never heard or seen something like this happen before. We only know that they fight sometimes and settle it among themselves’, he said
Penpushing reports that, the younger sister of the deceased cleric, in a video circulating online, claimed that the couple had been involved in repeated disagreements before their deaths, adding that the couple had visited her around April following an earlier altercation, and that the matter was eventually resolved at a police station.
“I have been hearing that they have been fighting for a while now. Around April, they came to my house. He explained everything about how he and his wife fought, and that it was at the police station they settled it.’, she said
“I only told them to be patient with each other because it is not right for a husband and wife to fight against each other. They had been fighting for a very long time, and people helped them settle it. And now we just heard that the husband and wife are dead’, the sister added
Penpushing further reports that woman said the family was informed of the incident after one of the siblings received a phone call, adding that arrangements were subsequently made for the remains of the deceased.
The family source said the wife was reportedly buried on the day of the incident, while Odukoya was buried on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, however, a separate footage on Wednesday, showed some clerics performing burial rites over the remains of the evangelist at an undisclosed location.
Penpushing also reports that the Ogun State Deputy Police Command Public Relations Officer Opeyemi Oluborode, when contacted confirmed the incident, adding that the police is investigating the incident.
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