SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to punish the killers of Deaconess Eunice Olawale, wife of a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), who was murdered on July 9, 2016 while preaching at Gbazango area of Kubwa, Abuja by unknown people.
Speaking during the burial service for Olawale at the RCCG, New Life Assembly, Kubwa, FCT, the President through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal, affirmed that every Nigerian has a right to practise his faith however he deems fit.
“The Federal Government would leave no stone unturned to find these people and bring them to justice because it is important that Nigerians are assured of the fact that their government will go after whoever it is that makes life unsafe at wherever and at whatever time of the day,” he said.
“She is a martyr for Christ because she died on the battlefield, she died doing what the Lord Jesus Christ taught us to do, make the disciples of all men in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and she died doing this.”
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, represented by Mrs Pauline Tallen, assured the family of the deceased of her support also describing her as a heroine of Christ and a martyr.
“Hajia Aisha Buhari’s heart is with the church and the nation,” she said.
“She also wants to encourage them to accept the incident as an act of God. Eunice is a heroine of Christ and a martyr.
“We know she is rejoicing with the angels in heaven, and Hajia assures the family of her support.”
The widower, Pastor Olawale, described his wife as a faithful trustee and a living companion but lamented that his wife was being buried on her birthday as she should have turned 42 years old on Saturday.
“She was defenceless, a sheep in the midst of lions,” he said.
“Her last words were, ‘the blood of Jesus’ Jesus Christ is worth dying for.
“You came, you saw, you conquered. I will surely meet you at the beautiful gate, good night.”
Story by David Oputah
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