A 41-year-old woman, Benita Lurk Ikuenobe, was found dead in a suspected case of suicide inside the auditorium of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Prayer City, located along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
PLATFORM TIMES reports that the security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this, saying, the incident occurred on Friday morning, July 18, 2025 and was brought to attention by the Chief Security Officer of the church, Esiere Ekikere.
The tragic incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday, July 18, 2025, sending shockwaves through the church community and beyond.
According to the Chief Security Officer of the church, Mr. Esiere Ekikere, the incident came to light after he received a distress call at approximately 7:20 a.m. from a church official who discovered the woman lying motionless in the auditorium.
Ekikere said he immediately rushed to the scene and found the woman unresponsive, with an empty bottle of a substance suspected to be Sniper, a banned pesticide frequently associated with suicide cases in Nigeria, lying beside her.
“The body was found alone inside the auditorium,” Ekikere said.
“She was not a known member of the church, and we have begun working with the authorities to trace her identity and contact those who may have known her.”
Officers from the Ogun State Police Command were promptly invited to the scene, where they conducted a preliminary investigation and documented the scene with photographs.
The remains of the deceased were later evacuated to the Real Divine Hospital morgue for autopsy.
When contacted, the state police spokesperson could not be immediately reached for official comments.
Authorities are said to be investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident, with efforts ongoing to identify potential witnesses and acquaintances who can shed light on the events leading to the tragedy.
The church has not released an official statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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