MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

The Guardian – “ARSONISTS suspected to be youths of yet to be ascertained religion in the early hours of Wednesday set ablaze a church building belonging to the Living Faith Church along Airport Road, Ilorin destroying properties estimated at several millions of naira.

The Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kwara State, Cornelius Fawenu, condemned the incident, which he described as unfortunate, calling on the police to promptly apprehend those responsible.

The 300-capacity building sited directly opposite Aviation College Ilorin on Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road was completely razed.

Sources alleged that the immediate past Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin who is also Secretary of Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, had, prior to the arson, visited the place and described the land as the property of Muslim Students Society (MSS).

According to Fawenu, Oloyede had on three different occasions visited the site and urged the authorities to stop the usage of the place for worship.

The leadership of the church had last Sunday approached the Divisional Police Officer at Adewole Estate area of the town for protection during morning service.

According to Fawenu, the church had legally purchased the land with all the relevant Deeds of Transfer obtained before embarking on the building.

But Oloyede in a chat with The Guardian Wednesday in Ilorin denied his alleged involvement in the development, noting that he was only trying to play a mediatory role due to his status in the NIREC.” Read more.