The Police has confirmed the death of Bishop Shina Olaribigbe, the founder of Rapture Empowerment International in Osogbo, Osun State, the state capital.
The spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, said Bishop Olaribigbe was stabbed while mediating in the domestic dispute between a couple.
The PPRO disclosed that the killer husband believed that the pastor was having an affair with his wife, leading to the action.
Opalola said, “The couple were not living together, though they were not legally separated.
“The pastor had been intervening in their quarrels, and on this occasion, he was at the wife’s house when the estranged husband arrived.
“We were told that the husband stabbed the pastor multiple times, killing him.
There is suspicion that the husband believed the pastor was having an affair with his wife.”
It was gathered that Bishop Olaribigbe was stabbed to death in the early hours of Thursday.
A source who proffered anonymity revealed that the wife was an interpreter at Olaribigbe’s church located around the BCGA area in Osogbo.
He said the couple, although not officially divorced, had a history of frequent altercations that led to them living apart.
The source said the deceased cleric, who was known for intervening in their disputes, had gone to visit the wife, who had been ill for some time.
It was while the cleric was there that the husband arrived at the residence early on Thursday morning and found the clergyman in the room.
“Enraged by the situation, the husband allegedly attacked Olaribigbe.
“A heated argument ensued, and in a fit of anger, the man took a knife and stabbed the pastor in the chest. Olaribigbe died on the spot,” the source who is close to the church said.
Following the stabbing incident, the couple were arrested and taken into custody at Nigeria Police, Dugbe Division, Osogbo.
The remains of Bishop Olaribigbe have been deposited at the morgue of the University of Osun Teaching Hospital (UNIOSUNTH) in Osogbo.
