A pastor, Mr Sina Olaribigbe, has met a tragic end at the hands of a jealous husband who suspected him of having an affair with his wife.
The Police command in Osun confirmed the killing of Pastor Olaribigbe who was stabbed to death by the husband of a church member.
The wife of the suspect is believed to be an interpreter in the deceased pastor’s church.
Osun State Police Command spokesperson, CSP Yemisi Opalola, said the husband met the pastor in his wife’s house and allegedly stabbed him because he believed they were having an affair.
“The couple are not living together; though they are 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.
“The husband probably believed the pastor was having an affair with his wife.
“The husband was reported to have acted out of rage and stabbed the pastor multiple times, thereby killing him instantly,” she said
According to Opalola, the suspect is in custody while the pastor’s corpse has been deposited at the morgue.