Members of the Christ Apostolic
Church (CAC), located at Peace Estate Baruwa, Ipaja, Lagos State, were stunned
when a man dashed into their church, screaming for help and suddenly died
within minutes.
The man, Waheed Majekodumi 32, was
alleged to have ran like someone pursued by the hounds of hell into the church,
shouting, “Help! Help! I’ll die!” He was however said to have died before
people could ascertain what was wrong with him.
The deceased, who lived in the Abule
area of Ipaja and works in a block making industry, had four kids, but divorced
seven years ago and had since being living alone. Two persons, a woman and a
resident pastor who were inside the church when the deceased rushed inside, are
now being quizzed over the mysterious death of the man.
The resident pastor of the church, Popoola
Oluwasumidotun 27, and a member of the church, Folashade Ebun, who were both
present on the fateful day, insisted they were shocked over the sudden and
mysterious death of Majekodumi. According to them, they had no hands in his
death.
Popoola said: “I’m the preceding
pastor of the church and I also live in the church compound. On Thursday
morning, I was about going to take my bath and prepare for a programme which used
to be held in the church every Thursday, when I heard Folashade, she’s one of
our members, who lives within the church premises – shouting pastor come, come
and help. I ran into the church auditorium where the shout was coming from. I
saw her standing next to a man on the ground. I asked her what happened and who
was the man. She said the man ran into the church shouting help! Help! I will
die and then slumped.”
Popoola said he shocked and confused
and momentarily didn’t know the next step to take. But he quickly gathered his
wits and rushed outside, asking if anyone around knew the man.
He recounted: “Fortunately, I saw
the husband of one of our church members. I asked him if he knew the man and he
said yes. He said the man lived in Abule, a street not far from the church.
Folashade and I went to Abule. We asked a few people if they know Waheed and
they said yes. They described him as a drunk who lived in that neighbourhood.
Some of the people around came to the scene of the incident checked him and
confirmed him dead. I immediately had to call my boss, the owner of the church.
I also called his son who is also a pastor. When his son came, he advised we go
and report the case to the police.”
Everyone trooped to the Ipaja Police
Station to make the report. Folashade, a mother of three, said she was sweeping
when the late Majekodumi, dashed into the church, calling for help.
She said: “Initially, I thought
someone was chasing him. I however later discovered he was alone. He fell to
the ground. I quickly called pastor, who also came out immediately. Truthfully,
we have nothing to do with his death. No matter what, I have confidence in the
God we serve that he will vindicate us!”
Chief Idowu Animashaun, a
relative of Majekodumi said that he got to hear about the incident two days
after it happened.
He noted: “Waheed lived a reckless
life and drank too much. This was part of the reason I stopped him from coming
to my home.
The deceased’s wife, Mrs. Mujedat, said: “I was married to
Waheed for eight years and I had four children for him. But in the later part
of our marriage, he took to drinking and leaving home for as long as two months
without asking how the children and I used to feed. I don’t believe anyone is
responsible for his death!”
The Lagos State Public Relations
Officers, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, confirmed the incident, adding that the case is
currently been investigated at the State Criminal Investigation Department
(SCID).
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