Describing the shrine as occult, Pastor Fagbere was believed to have been trapped in it when he invaded the premises by forces suspected to be spirits. He was said to have boasted before his members he would flatten the shrine where the community traditionalists congregate to worship.
However, upon entering the shrine, he was said to have been rendered motionless until people spotted him. Those who sighted him in his agony, unable to lift his feet, raised the alarm, which drew attention of the priests in charge of the shrine.
It was learnt that the priests demanded that some rituals must be carried out before the trapped pastor could be set him free. He was, however, said to have regained consciousness after treatment following the intervention of the Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba Abdulazeez Adelakun.
Ogun Police Command spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident. He added that the cleric may be charged with sacrilege and malicious damage.
Mr Oyeyemi said: “The command got the report at its division in Ayetoro that one Evangelist Wale Fagbere went to Ketu to destroy traditional worshippers’ shrines. After the destruction, the man became unconscious, motionless and could not talk.
“When the policemen visited the place, the traditionalists claimed that the subject cannot be taken away until some spiritual exercise was performed. However, the Alaye of Ayetoro, Oba Abdulazeez Adelakun, waded into the matter which led to the release of the man, who has been revived and handed over to his family."
According to the police, their next step would be determined by the traditionalists. If they complain about the destruction of their shrine, the clergyman would be charged for sacrilege and malicious damage.
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