A Middle-aged woman, by name, Owoyele, has died after observing a 14-day fasting and prayer at Christ Apostolic Church in Isheri Olofin, Lagos state. Pastor Alfred has narrated how she died. According to reports, she observed the fasting, which was an instruction from God to save her troubled marriage.
According to pastor Alfred, he says on the 10th day of her fast, she collapsed after observing morning prayer session. She was rushed to a hospital in Igando, where she passed away.
Narrating the incident, he said:
“She came for prayers and nothing more. Before the day of the incident, we held a vigil and she was fine. Her fasting was supposed to be for 14 days, but the incident happened on the 10th day. God is my witness, there is nothing hidden here.
Her daughter, Oluwatise, was also with her in the church during the spiritual exercise and they always slept together. The incident happened around 7am. I was praying on the altar when one of the church members informed me that she had passed out.
When I moved closer to assess her, I observed that she could not stand up and when I called her name, she answered faintly. We had to rush her to the Igando General Hospital for treatment, but she died.”
“When I reported the incident, the police took my statement and that of the victim’s daughter. But the General Overseer and I were detained for three days and the police also visited the church to conduct an investigation.
But the family insisted on not pressing any charge and after the police investigation, we were released. I met with the woman’s family immediately after the incident and they accepted what happened as fate.
During the spiritual exercise, she was fasting and praying, and usually broke her fasts with honey and water. But on the 10th day, she became very weak and we had to rush her to hospital to save her, but she died.”
