Shocking! As RCCG Youth Pastor Sentenced To Death!

A youth pastor of the Redeemed Christian

Church of God (RCCG), Akolade Arowolo, has

been sentenced to die by hanging for the

murder of his banker wife, Titilayo.

Pastor Arowolo could not hold back his pains

after the court ruling, he burst into a fit of

prayer. Titilayo worked with Skye bank, whilst

her husband was employed. Prosecutors were

able to present compelling evidence that led to

the conviction of Mr Arowolo and his

sentencing by Justice Lateefat Okunu of the

Ikeja High Court, he was handed a death

sentence. Justice Okunu held in her over three

hours judgment that evidence before the court

proved that Arowolo actually murdered his wife

in their matrimonial home.

Testimony in the form of a forensic report from

Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa, a pathologist,

was what the court used to determine that

there was no way the deceased could have

stabbed herself to death. Immediately after the

judgment, Arowolo fell down in the dock and

started shouting “Jesus have mercy.” PM News

reports that Prof Obafunwa testified that his

autopsy report revealed that Titilayo was killed

through 76 knife stab wounds.

There were claims by Pastor Arowolo,

suggesting that his wife was possessed and

inflicted injuries on herself. He noted that the

knife wounds affected Titilayo’s left eye, right

eye, upper chest area, right chest and collar

bone. Prof. Obafunwa pointed out in his

testimony that the deceased could not have

inflicted such wounds on herself. To further

prove its case, prosecution invited some of

Titilayo’s family members who testified that

Arowolo and Titilayo had always had a troubled

marriage.

The family members included Titilayo’s father,

George Oyakhire; sister, Ijeh and mother-in-law,

Mrs Adetoun Yeside Oyakhire. The three

witnesses testified that the couple lived a cat

and mouse life. They claimed that the family

had at several times, settled serious fights

between the couple. None of the witnesses

however saw what actually happened on the

day Titilayo died

Arowolo’s co-tenant, Adewale Adeyemi also

gave evidence in the case. Arowolo’s parents

testified that their son was incapable of murder

Adeyemi in his evidence said that on the day of

the incident he heard a loud noise when he was

in his apartment and later saw Arowolo rushing

out with a deep cut in his palms. He claimed to

have also seen a hammer and a knife with a

broken handle in the yard. Other witnesses

such a the security man at the Arowolos’

residence, Investigating Police Officer and an

MTN Staff also gave evidence in the case.

Youth PastorArowolo broke down in tears, after

the judge handed him the death sentence, he

had claimed he was innocent of killing his wife.

Having presented its case, the burden was

shifted on Arowolo to defend himself.

Expectedly, Arowolo had his personal

explanation as to what happened on the day

Titilayo died. First, he claimed that he and his

deceased wife had passionate sex for two

hours and kissed on the same day she died.

He claimed that Titi stabbed herself to death on

the day after they had a fight. Arowolo claimed

that Titilayo was possessed by an evil spirit and

inflicted several stab wounds on him before

turning to herself. Arowolo’s father, Mudashiru

and mother also testified of their son’s good

behavior, insisting he could not have killed his

wife.

They claimed that he has always been a

religious person and was incapable of killing