A Bishop of Rapture Empowerment International Church in Osogbo, Dr. Sina Olaribigbe, has been stabbed to death by a man who suspected him of having an affair with his wife.
Reports say the husband and wife had been having serious disagreements for a long time. The Bishop had been trying to settle the issues between them but had not succeeded.
Early Thursday morning, the Bishop visited the woman at her home. The husband, who had been suspicious of their relationship, heard about the visit and went to the house.
The incident happened at the BCGA area near Olorunda Local Government Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State. When the husband arrived, he attacked the Bishop and stabbed him multiple times in the chest.
A church member, Isaac Oyeleye, confirmed the tragic event on Facebook, calling it a sad and unfortunate loss.
The Osun Police Command spokesperson, CSP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident. She said both the husband and wife have been arrested.
According to CSP Opalola, the couple were not living together but were not legally separated. The Bishop often mediated their disputes.
“We were told the pastor was at the wife’s place today when the enstranged husband got there.
“We were also told the husband stabbed the pastor. We were also told the deceased was on the wife’s bed when the incident happened. The husband stabbed him severally and he died,” she added.
