A magistrate court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, South-West Nigeria remands in Olokuta correctional service, Prophet Babatunde Alfa of the church burnt over missing one-year old child.
Alfa who is the founder of the Sotitobire Church Akure was arraigned Monday by the Department of State Services (DSS). He is to remain in custody till January 14, 2020.
The 42-year-old Prophet was arraigned alongside six workers of the church on three count charge
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Recall that on November 10, 2019, Gold Kolawole was declared missing during a church programme at Sotitobire Miracle Centre after his mother, Modupe Kolawole dropped him off at the church’s children department.
An angry mob last week set the church ablaze following rumours that the body of the missing child was exhumed from the altar of the church building