The founder of Rapture Empowerment International in Osogbo, Osun State, Bishop Shina Olaribigbe, has been killed.
The incident occurred early Thursday morning while he was reportedly trying to resolve a domestic dispute between a husband and wife.
Although details about the couple are still unclear, sources revealed that the wife served as an interpreter at Olaribigbe’s church, located in the BCGA area of Osogbo. The couple, though not officially divorced, had a history of recurring conflicts, leading them to live separately.
Reports indicate that Bishop Olaribigbe, known for mediating the couple’s disputes, visited the wife, who had been unwell for some time.
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The husband allegedly arrived at the residence on Thursday morning and found the clergyman in the room. Furious at the sight, he reportedly attacked Olaribigbe. According to a source close to the church, who spoke anonymously, “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.”
Both the husband and wife have since been arrested and are being held at the Dugbe Police Division in Osogbo.
The body of Bishop Olaribigbe has been deposited at the morgue of the University of Osun Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.
Confirming the incident, Yemisi Opalola, the Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Police Command, said, “The couple was 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.”
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