A family source of the late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, the Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, has revealed the actual cause of his death.
A family source while speaking to The Nation reports that the clergyman had health issues, which were triggered by personal tragedies.
The family source claimed that the death of his wives and twin sister affected him badly that he never recovered from the losses.
The source further claimed that he tried to be strong, but there can only be a limit to what a man can take.
According to the source, when he lost his first wife, Bimbo, he was affected by the negative news he received about her death.
Recall that many people blamed him for his wife’s death and accused him of being diabolic.
When he also lost his wife to cancer in 2021, his situation worsen as he was bothered about what people would say, which left him lifeless.
“Pastor was more devastated by what people said after Pastor Bimbo died than what actually happened. Many people said nasty things that saddened his heart. He was touched by the savagery of the comments. Well, he had o choice and decided to move on despite the heartbreak. It took a lot of talking for him to decide to remarry.
On the death of his second wife, the source said, “If Pastor Bimbo’s death was shattering, Pastor Nomthi’s demise was a technical knock-out. It knocked Pastor down and out. He was inconsolable. He was very bothered about what people would say. It left him totally lifeless. There was nothing we could tell him. It took something deep out of him and some of us became afraid for him”.
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya is dead
Kemi Filani reported on Tuesday that the popular clergyman is dead.
Pastor Taiwo Odukoya’s death was announced on the official Instagram page of the church.
The church’s post reads thus:
“The Fountain of Life Church Family, in total submission to the will of God Almighty announces the passing unto greater glory of our Father, Teacher, a great servant of the Most High God, Pastor Daniel Taiwo Odukoya, Founding Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, who passed unto glory on the 7th of August 2023 in the USA.
“We are in total submission to you LORD!!!
“We thank the Lord for the gift of a great leader!!!”.
Taiwo Odukoya marks one-year remembrance of his late wife, Nomthi Odukoya
His death came a few months after he marked the one-year remembrance of his late wife, Nomthi Odukoya.
The pastor’s wife passed away on November 9th, 2021 after years of battling cancer.
Marking her one-year remembrance, Pastor Taiwo took to his official Instagram page to pay tribute to his late wife.
He noted how the late Nomthi Odukoya was a gift to the world.
The clergyman expressed gratitude to God for the times they spent together as he admitted that he still misses her.
“You were truly a gift, never to be forgotten. I am forever grateful to God for the life we shared. I miss you Nomthi”.
His first wife, Pastor Bimbo Odukoya tragically died in the 2005 Sosoliso plane crash at the age of 45.