Ibadan—NO fewer than 10 pastors from one of
the two factions of the crisis-ridden Christ
Apostolic Church have thrown their pastoral
callings to the wind and assaulted Vanguard
Newspapers’ Assistant Photo Editor, Mr. Dare
Fasube in the premises of the Federal High
Court in Ibadan.
Fasube, who alongside others, were at the
court when the incident, happened, is still
recovering from the trauma of the assault
which took place last week Thursday.
The church has been enmeshed in a leadership
crisis for over two decades and the crisis has
created two factions in the church.
They are the General Executive Council and
Supreme Council with each faction claiming
ownership of the church.
The Supreme Council had dragged the other
faction to court over alleged forgery of some
church documents.
After being docked, the former General
Secretary of a faction, Pastor Gideon
Okegwemeh, and Akeem Mohammed, former
Director of Corporate Affairs Commission were
coming out of the court room when Mr. Fasube
was trying to take their photographs. About 10
men who accompanied them to court
descended on Fasube, asking why he wanted to
take their pictures.
While trying to focus his lens properly to get
the shot of the former director who was trying
to cover his face and turn away from the
camera, other “men of God” asked him why he
was running away and he told them that the
journalist wanted to take his picture.
The men jumped at Fasube and manhandled
him even ashis colleagues told them that he
was a journalist and was only doing his
legitimate business.
All entreaties to the “men of God” who
reportedly came from Lagos fell on deaf ears,
until the commotion attracted court officials
who intervened.
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