The deceased pastor
who was recently transferred from Warri to Love District, Christ Apostolic
Church (CAC) Ekapamre in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State a
fortnight ago was residing in Agbarho, his home town when the incident
occurred.
In a heart-breaking
twist of fate, 51-year-old Pastor John Kayoda of Christ Apostolic Church,
Warri, who lost his entire family, a wife and four children, to fire incident
on September 25, 2014, died on June 26, 2016, as a result of inhalation of
generator fumes.
Sources told
Sunday Sun reporter that the deceased, an Urhobo, had placed the generator in
the corridor of his residence and slept off. Residents of Agbarho were
saddened and grieved when news filtered in that the pastor was killed by
generator fumes.
Reacting to
the unfortunate incident, the Chairman of the Coordinating Council of Christ
Apostolic Church, Warri District, Pastor Emmanuel Orode, described the
incident as shocking, mysterious and bad omen.
“This is
beyond human comprehension that Pastor John Kayoda, who lost his entire family
of five while attending a general meeting of pastors at Ikeji Arakeji in Osun
State, September 2014 has also died almost in the same circumstance,” Pastor
Orode said in tears.
“God has his
own programme for everybody, which cannot be changed by any mortal. However,
it is unfortunate that he died in this circumstance. But, who are we to question
the authority of God Almighty,” enthused the CAC Cleric.
“Above all,
we thank God for his courage because when his family died, he did not lose
courage. He was even stronger in the Lord. However, we give glory to God
Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth,” he said as tears continued to flow
freely and wet his collar.
He said the
late pastor was posted from CAC Otumara, Olu’s Palace Warri to Ekekpamre, less
than two weeks ago before he died.
“We are
really sad, very sad over the painful demise of this strong, energetic and
courageous young man. Now that the evil men have done their worst, they have
nobody to kill again,” said the chairman, insisting that it is God that brings
and takes life of human beings.
Orode noted
that Pastor Kayoda’s name and achievements would remain in the annals of
history of Christ Apostolic Church worldwide and in the mind of fellow
Nigerians as well. The kinsmen of the deceased are still numb, shocked and
inconsolable. Many of them were so moody and dumbstruck they just waved away
effort to get a word from them.
One of his
aunts, Mrs. Faith Ederi who lives at Orerokpe gazed at ceiling without saying
anything particular to anybody.
Then at a
point she turned towards the reporter and said:
“Oga
journalist, you can see that the evil people who are after the life of my
brother have done their worst but we leave everything to God.”
Meanwhile
Agbarho is wearing a sad mood, lamenting the untimely death of the pastor who
they described as their illustrious son.
ABSOLUTE TRAGEDY
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