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Pastor Babatunde Dada: Suspected murderers of RCCG Pastor arrested in Lagos
Two fleeing suspects: Farouk Mohammed(15) and Jamiu Kasali, who murdered Pastor Babatunde Dada (46) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG on 6th Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos, on December 2 ,2021, have been arrested by the Police.
They had approached the unsuspecting Pastor, on the pretext of being strangers in Lagos and had no place to stay.
The deceased lodged them in a room in the church which also served as his residence , only to be attacked at about 12 noon, penultimate day and abandoned in the pool of his blood to die.
In this interview, Kasali,said, “On the day we struck, the Pastor came to Church in morning, gave us money for food and left. Later, he came in with a bag containing money.
“We followed him upstairs, hit him with a plank, before stabbing him with a broken bottle in the neck. He fell down . We grabbed the bag and left the house”.
On his part, Mohammed , said he lied to his parents that he was coming to Lagos for a show, being an incoming Musician..
He said, “I lied o my mother that I would get at least, N200,000 from the show .
Our mission in Lagos was to look for where to perform. But that plan changed immediately we saw Pastor with the bag containing money”.
Odumosu said the exhibits used to commit the act were recovered, adding that they would be charged to court.