How Bishop Settling Couple’s Fight Was Stabbed To Death In Osun

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January 3, 2025

Bishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International in Osogbo, Osun State, was tragically stabbed to death early on Thursday while intervening in a domestic dispute between a couple.

While details about the couple remain scarce, sources close to the investigation revealed that the woman involved in the altercation was a member of Olaribigbe’s church, where she also served as an interpreter.

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The couple, it is said, had a history of frequent quarrels, which had led them to live separately, though they were not formally divorced.

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The exact cause of the latest confrontation is unclear, but it is known that Bishop Olaribigbe had frequently acted as a mediator in their disputes.

Reports suggest that on the morning of the incident, the husband visited his wife’s residence and found Olaribigbe in the room, an encounter that reportedly angered him and led to the fatal attack.

A source who attends Olaribigbe’s church, and craved anonymity for security reasons, admitted that, “It was in that anger that the man took a knife and stabbed the clergy in the chest. He died immediately. Olaribigbe had gone to the house to see the woman, who had been sick for some time.

“The man and his wife were immediately arrested and taken to the Dugbe Police Division in Osogbo, where they are currently being detained.

“The remains of Olaribigbe had been deposited at the morgue of UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.”

The Osun Police Command Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident.

Opalola said, “They are a couple but not living together. They are not separated by law yet. The Pastor (Shina Olaribigbe) used to settle the fight between the couple.

“We were told the pastor was at the wife’s place today when the estranged husband got there. We were also told the husband stabbed the pastor. We were also told the deceased was on the wife’s bed when the incident happened.

“The husband stabbed him several times and he died. It was learnt the husband acted on the suspicion that the pastor was sleeping with the woman.”