A Nigerian pastor who's also a teacher has been arrested after he was accused of killing his "secret lover" and burying her in his unfinished church. Ogun State Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu told local media that Oluwatobiloba Ipense, pastor of the Holy Gathering Evangelical Church of God in the Ewekoro area of the Ogun State, and his accomplice Daniel Sopeju were arrested last week after authorities discovered the body of a missing woman inside the church. According to Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper, Iliyasu explained that the perpetrator decapitated his victim, Rialat Sanni, and chopped off her hands before burying her slaughtered body inside of the uncompleted church building. Authorities say that Sanni, a divorcee with five children, was Ipense's secret lover. "The case was reported by one Adebola Saheed that his younger sister, Raliat Sanni, left home since 21st [of] March and was yet to return," the commissioner was quoted as saying. "On the strength of the report, our operatives at Ewekoro Division led by the Divisional Police Officer, Oluwarotimi Jeje, swung into action and embarked on technical intelligence investigation." Iliyasu explained an analysis of the case found that Ipense was the last person to have had contact with the woman. He was arrested and interrogated. "In the course of interrogation, the pastor confessed to killing the victim and burying her inside his church after removing her head and two hands for reasons only known to him and God," Iliyasu said, according to the online newspaper Daily Post. It was during the interrogation that Ipense named an accomplice. "This is the height of wickedness that can be meted out to a fellow human being," Ilyasu said. "It will interest you to know that the victim was a secret lover to the pastor who eventually hacked her to death." "I appeal to the people to be always watchful of those they associate with and always disclose their movements to at least one person close to them no matter how confidential the movement in order to prevent occurrence of this type of dastardly act," the commissioner continued. Ipense and his church are affiliated with the Cherubim and Seraphim denominational movement. Ipense also teaches at a nearby high school. Click here to read more. Source: Christian Post
