The pastor who allegedly got stuck in a shrine in Ketu
community, Ayetoro, in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Prince
Wale Fagbire, has denied being struck by idols while destroying their shrines,
reports Vanguard. Pastor Fagbire, who presides over Christ
Apostolic Church, Ona-Iye, Ayetoro, said he was instructed not to utter a word
after he destroyed the shrines. Pastor Wale Fagbire
(Ogun-Cleric-Stuck-in-Shrine Saga) The embattled pastor spoke at a briefing
organised by Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ogun State chapter,
yesterday, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Pastor Fagbire had told his
congregation that he had been directed by God to destroy all the shrines in
Ketu community. However, while carrying out the mission, he allegedly got
stuck, looking like a statue. This prompted the people in the area to raise
alarm. Reacting to the report, the state Chairman of CAN, Bishop Tunde
Akin-Akinsanya, described the reports as exaggerated, adding that the body
intended to change the misconception about the incident. While sharing his
ordeal with newsmen, the embattled pastor, who said he comes from a ruling
house, said he waited deliberately for the idol worshippers to see him. ‘I
obeyed God’s instruction’ He said: “It was from God and direction by the Holy
Spirit for the deliverance of Ayetoro from darkness. God told me that I should
go to the shrine and bring out those things for the liberation of Ayetoro. “He
told me to do three things in the shrine: evacuate the idols, step aside and
watch the film and not say anything, when people come out to see me. I got
there around 5a.m., and did as God asked me to. “It was not their gods
that held me, it was the idol worshippers that struck me with their charms.
“When I was taken to the palace, I told them that all my actions were directed
by God and not anybody or the church. Although they tried many charms on me,
none was effective. I am healthy.” Regional Coordinator of Yewa/Awori for
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Apostle Lola Dada, explained that the idol
worshippers asked the pastor’s family to bring N300,000, while CAN was asked to
pay N200,000 to appease the gods. Dada, who spoke for CAN Chairman, said: “He
was handed over to the police and the police charged the case to court. The
idol worshippers withdrew the case from the court, saying they cannot take the
son of their late oba to court and the case was withdrawn the same day. “The
idol worshippers went to Jesus Triumphant Army Church at Ayetoro, which is
headed by Pastor Wale Olojede. The church, which had hosted Prince Fagbire, is
close to the shrine. “The worshippers said it was the church that encouraged
him to do what he did. So, the idol worshippers’ transferred their aggression
to the church. They went there and barricaded the church with sacrifice and
palm fronds, but the Christian youths removed them. “They demanded for things
they want to use for sacrifice and asked the pastor’s family to pay N300,000,
while CAN should bring N200,000, making it N500,000, for the sacrifice to
appease their gods. But no money was given to them and peace has returned to
the town.”
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