Court remands pastor for cutting off wife’s breast

An Ibadan, Oyo State Magistrate’s court has remanded a 61-year-old pastor, Adejare Adebayo, for allegedly cutting off his wife’s left breast with a kitchen knife.

The pastor’s wife, Mrs. Risikayat Adegbule, 43, was said to have died a few days later as a result of the excruciating pain suffered after losing one of her breasts to the knife of her husband

Appearing before Chief Magistrate F. Richard of court 2 on Monday, the accused cleric pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge.

The crime was allegedly committed at Onikankan Village, Ibadan, on the eve of last Christmas. 

Adebayo is said to be the pastor in charge of Glory Triumphant Chapel, Tose Area, Moniya.

According to sources, the accused pastor said that he helped his wife to cut off the affected breast because she had earlier suffered cancer in her right breast.   

Family sources also claimed that Adejare had taken his wife to an unknown place for weeks before he resurfaced with the news of her death.

The charge sheet marked Mc/26c/2017 and signed by the Prosecutor, Mr. Sunday Ogunremi, reads, “That you, Pastor Adejare Adebayo, on 24 December 2016 at 12 am, at Onikankan Village, Ibadan, did unlawfully cause the death of Rukayat Adegbule aged 43, by cutting her breast, thereby committing an offence contrary to Sec. 316 and punishable under vol.11 sec. 319 of the Criminal Code Cap ix Vol. 11 of the Laws of Oyo State.

”Further investigation revealed that the family members of the deceased had been looking for her only to be called later by the husband informing them of her death.”

Before adjourning the case to February 14, 2017, the chief magistrate ordered that the accused be remanded in Agodi Prison.