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    Married pastor’s mistress kills his wife & children in Lagos (photo)

    By Tireni AdebayoDecember 9, 2016
    A lady identified as Rachel has killed the wife and children of one
    pastor Isaac Shofolabo whom she was having an affair with after setting
    his home on fire.

    The incident occurred around 1 a.m at 46, Oladunni Memorial Street, Double Powerline, Ejibo Lagos state.

    According to neighbors, Rachel who is their tenant, has been dating the
    pastor who is in charge of Celestial Church of God, Joy of the Lord
    Parish located inside the premises for five years.

    The pastor’s wife, Mary Shofolabo, his children Taiwo, 19, and Iredamola
    and a relative, Kazeem, 7, died at the General Hospital, Gbagada where
    they rushed to for treatment.

    According to Nation News, narrating what happened, a neighbour who wants to remain anonymous said;

    “It is a terrible thing, very shocking. It happened around 1am. It was
    Mama (the late Mrs Shofolabo) that woke up other residents with her
    scream. I was in my own room when I
    heard her voice and came out. Coming out, I saw fire
    on her body and she was shouting that Iya Rachel has burnt everyone in
    her house. That she saw someone moving from her house and thought it was
    a thief. But when she looked from her window, she saw that it was Iya
    Rachel. Since they are not close, she screamed and asked her what she
    was doing in her house. She woke up the other children at home and told
    them she saw a thief moving round and when they tried to go through the
    door, they realised it was locked from the outside. It was when they
    were returning to their room that they heard the explosion and people
    started running. It was Mama that used her hand to break her window so
    that they can all come out from there. When I saw her, fire was on her
    body and she was shouting that we should go and help her children inside
    the house that Iya Rachel has set fire in her house. I got to the place
    and saw Taiwo, Segun, Elijah and one other person. 

    They were the ones who told me that Kazeem was still inside, at that
    time, the fire was very heavy and no one could enter. Neighbours started
    trying to put out the fire while some of us rushed them to Isolo
    General Hospital but they were rejected. We went to a private hospital
    and they said we have to deposit N200,000. Since we didn’t have the
    money, we rushed to Gbagada General Hospital. There was no car and so,
    Mama and others were put inside tricycle, I stood by the edge of the
    tricycle, while Taiwo was carried on a motorcycle. By the time we got to
    the hospital, around 2am, Taiwo was swollen. They started treating them
    and they were responding. Mama even told the doctor on duty what she
    saw and explained everything to him. But later in the day, she passed on
    and few minutes after her, Taiwo died too. Their father came back from
    vigil around 4am and he saw what has happened. He followed some of the
    neighbours to the hospital to see them. The police was contacted that
    night. At the trauma and burns section of the Gbagada General, family
    members and sympathisers trooped in to see Segun and Elijah, who were
    severely burnt.

    The surviving siblings, Bunmi, Felix and Kehinde corroborated the claim
    by the neighbours saying their mother narrated what  happened in the
    presence of the doctor before she died.

     Weeping uncontrollably, Bunmi revealed  yesterday was her sister,
    Taiwo’s 19th birthday, adding that she and her colleagues at her work
    place had planned to celebrate it for her.
    Bunmi said:

    “Taiwo was very happy because it is the first time her birthday would be
    celebrated. At the saloon where she worked, her madam and colleagues
    had planned a celebration for her and she even called my cousin around
    12am on Saturday telling her of the dress code and her new dance step.
    We do not have anyone. Our mummy was our only support and now, she has
    been taken from us.

    My daddy knew the woman over five years ago when she moved into our
    compound with her husband. But her husband left when he discovered that
    she was my father’s lover. The woman has been causing problems for my
    mother. She was the reason I left the house. At a point, I told my
    mother to leave them that she should not put her mind in whatever they
    were doing. Yet, the woman was not satisfied. There was anniversary at
    the church on November 27 and people heard the woman complaining that my
    mother was overdressed and looking beautiful. That so, she could still
    look beautiful. They told my mother but she doesn’t take such things
    seriously. She didn’t read any meanings to it. Now, the worst has
    happened. We are crying for justice. We have reported to the police and
    we are begging them to investigate well because we know that something
    is not right. Let whoever was responsible for the fire and deaths of my
    mother, my sister, brother and Kazeem pay for it. We want justice.”

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