There was drama over the weekend when an Abuja- based cleric, Jacob Oyedepo, invited ‘bouncers’ to disperse relatives and friends who had gathered to bury his wife of 17 years on a property the deceased was said to have developed before her death.

Oyedepo, according to some sources, works with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

The deceased, Mrs. Christiana Adetola Oyedepo (nee Abu) died on May 2, 2017 after a sickness that was said to have lasted for about three months. She was aged 45 years.

According to Newtelegraphonline, the incident, which took place at Oke-Andi area of Ilorin, Kwara State, sent tongues wagging with speculations that the cleric had attempted to sell the uncompleted property and was concerned that burying the woman on the site would discourage prospective buyers from the property.

Family members claimed that the deceased had embarked on the project with loans obtained from a cooperative society and was still servicing the loan when she died.

The deceased was said to have been a teacher in one of the public schools in the state and had developed the property on her own.


Family sources claimed that their marriage had been rocked by allegations of maltreatment allegedly by the cleric but that the deceased had kept it under wrap to prevent public ridicule.

A family source said the two had met in church and started their relationship there.



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