Family of slain Pastor of Celestial Church of Christ, Grace of Comfort Parish, Omitoto, Ilode, Ile-Ife, Snr Evangelist Morris Fadehan on Wednesday called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to ensure justice prevails on the alleged murder of their breadwinner in broad-day light inside CCC, Grace of Comfort, Ilode, Ile-Ife on Monday, February 26, 2024.
The family members who addressed a press conference in Osogbo through one of the deceased daughters, Fadehan Ayotomiwa, appealed to the concerned authorities not to allow the case to be swept under the carpet.
Drenched in tears with a swollen eye, Ayotomiwa further called on NGOs and International community to lend voices to their predicament saying, life has been miserable for the immediate members of the family since the death of their breadwinner.
She maintained, “We are of the opinion that, if police could be determined to intensify their investigation on the broad-day killing, more culprits could be arrested as they have arrested one person in connection with the crime
“Though the Nigeria Police Force apprehended one suspect who we were told confessed to the callous killing of our easy-going father, we believe more needed to be done on it.
“There have been several misunderstandings between the deceased and the suspect. Anytime this happened, he (the suspect) had many supporters in the church that he always used against the deceased.
“He couldn’t have carried out the dastard act alone on that day without assistance from his co-haters of the deceased in the church. We wish to let the general public know that since the inception of the case, some of us have been receiving several strange calls to drop the case”.
“Threats from different angles are countless, saying that we want to fight the powerful and influential people in society. The sudden interest shown by some who-is-who in Osun State towards the matter caught us by surprise.
“Of a truth, we have nobody except God as this is taking a different dimension now. That is why we are calling on the Inspector General of Police to wade into this matter and help the helpless, this case must be thoroughly investigated and no sinner must go unpunished.
“Life had been so miserable for the wife and children of Fadehan since his untimely death and there was nobody to cater for them as a father.”
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