Shock as Ogun traditional priest allegedly sets self ablaze

Residents of Adebiopon colony successful the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State were thrown into daze connected Wednesday aft a 50-year-old accepted priest, Muritala Shodiya, allegedly acceptable himself ablaze.

Sources wrong the assemblage told our correspondence connected Thursday that the incidental occurred connected Wednesday evening erstwhile the deceased reportedly poured petrol connected himself wrong an uncompleted gathering earlier igniting the fire.

Residents were said to person rapidly intervened by extinguishing the flames earlier rushing him to the General Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, wherever helium aboriginal died connected Thursday morning.

Shodiya, popularly known successful the assemblage arsenic “Ifa,” was wide recognised for his engagement successful fortune-telling and Ifa worship.

He was said to person practised for years successful the Ijaye country earlier relocating to Adebiopon Village.

A assemblage source, who spoke anonymously due to the fact that of the delicate quality of the incident, alleged that the accepted clergyman had precocious shown signs of affectional distress pursuing marital challenges.

“We learnt that helium acceptable himself connected fire. He had not been himself since his woman near him for different man. He had been showing signs of depression,” the root said.

Another resident, identified simply arsenic Kazeem, said villagers made frantic efforts to rescue the unfortunate aft noticing him engulfed successful ...