Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of RCCG Pastor

Lagos State Police Command has said detectives investigating the killing of Pastor Tunde Dada of the Redeemed Christian Church of God have arrested some suspects in connection with the murder.

The Police Public Relations Officer for Lagos State Police Command, Ade Ajisebutu, said this on Thursday.

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The PPRO declined to reveal the identities of the arrested suspects. He said they were still working on the case and would not want their investigation to be jeopardised.

He said, ” We have made some arrests in connection with the case.

THE WHISTLER had reported that Dada, who is also the accountant of the church, was believed to have been killed by two youths who were said to be new converts.

The two boys were said to have attended the church service on a Sunday before the incident and surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ when an altar call was made.

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The so called new converts were said to have met with the senior pastor of the church after the service and told him that they were stranded and had no where to return to.

Moved by this, the senior.pastor.was said to have instructed the slain pastor to arrange a place for them to stay pending when the.chirch would.rent a place for them and.begin to monitor their spiritual growth.

Some few days after this, the new converts were said to have traced the pastor to his office on the first floor of the church building after he returned from a bank.

They reportedly broke his head and stabbed him many times until they were sure he was dead.

The youths reportedly fled the church but one of them.was said to have been arrested in Ilorin.

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