A middle-aged woman identified as Mrs. Funke Ojo was found dead inside a well at the premises of a Cherubim and Seraphim church located at Ayedun Quarters in Akure, Ondo State, on Sunday.
Residents said no one could say what led to the incident.
“Nobody knows how she got into the well. It was someone who wanted to draw water from the well this morning (Sunday) that saw her body inside the well and raised the alarm.”
It was gathered that some youths in the area evacuated the corpse from the well and took her away for burial.
Following the incident, the pastor of the church, Segun Oriade, was said to have been arrested by police for interrogation.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident but said the Command was yet to know why and how the incident happened.
He confirmed the arrest of the pastor of the church, saying, “he will be helping us in our investigation.”
He said, “It happened early this morning (Sunday), the deceased was sick and her mother took her to the church for prayer and later she (the deceased) went home and came back to the church late in the evening of Saturday.