The former Pastor of the Gospel Singer, Tope
Alabi, Prophet Iretiola Ajanaku was a Cult member. This was revealed as his
burial was already conducted by Oro Traditional Worshippers. The claim that the
pastor resurrected earlier this week might be nothing but a mere claim to keep
the memory of the deceased alive by his church members.
According to talk of naija,
which reported the news as follow; Oro Worshippers held funeral rites for Prophet Ajanaku. The late founder
and spiritual leader of the Christ Revival Victory Chapel International, Pastor
Elijah Iretiola Ajanaku belonged to the Oro cult in his lifetime.
Residents of Ikola Odunsi, where
Ajanaku lived before he breathed his last on Saturday evening at Gbongan in
Osun State, were surprised early Tuesday morning when Oro masquerades went to
town in funeral rites for the departed ‘Pastor’.
The funeral rites which began at about
12.30am ended between 3 and 4am.
The Oro worshippers chanted the name
of Ajanaku throughout the night. The worshippers marched through the streets of
Ikola Odunsi, Ikola Gbenaje, and landed at the deceased’s street, Folarin
Williams Close.
They were chanting, “Ajanaku lo, o di
gbere”, meaning “Ajanaku is gone forever, adieu”.
For those who knew him before he
became a wealthy pastor, Ajanaku became wealthy suddenly about seven years ago.
Before then, those who knew him very
well said he lived at Ikola Ilumo and Ikola Odunsi, two close communities in
Agbado Oke-Odo LCDA. During this time, he was doing menial jobs to survive.
“He started as a bus conductor with
one of the popular drivers plying the Ikola-Iyana Ipaja route in the area.
Later, he ventured into tyre repairing which many know as vulcanising. For
about a year, he was doing vulcanising job at one of the bus stops at Ikola
Ilumo,” one of those who knew him then told our correspondent.
“When he realised that money was not
coming in from his vulcanising job, he diversified into battery charging. He
did it for sometime before he just disappeared for a while and the next thing I
heard about him was that he had become a wealthy pastor,” another old friend
told our correspondent.
Before he relocated to Lagos from his
Gbongan hometown, he was reported to be well known for his mysterious ways
in the town. Some even believe he had some supernatural powers. In fact, as his
name suggests, Ajanaku was from a well known family of masquerade worshippers
in the ancient town.
“When he became a rich pastor, Ajanaku
lived like a tin god. He always went around in a convoy of exotic cars and he
reserved a bus for young ladies in their teens who always followed him around.
You couldn’t talk to him while standing. You had to bow your head or kneel down
outright.
“I remember when we did a job for him
and it was time to collect money, I had to kneel down before him to collect my
money. It was not only me. There were others who came before me and some
waiting for their turn after me. All of us were on our knees,” an electrician
who lives in Ikola Odunsi narrated to our correspondent.
Although he had many ladies at his
beck and call, Ajanaku was legally married to a wife and they had two children:
a boy and a girl.
Hmmmm! I don't know what to say, what of you?!
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