Buhari's aides attend burial of Redeemed preacher

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Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (right) with Femi Adesina, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity

Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (right) with Femi Adesina, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity
Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (right) with Femi Adesina, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity
Two aides of President Muhammmadu Buhari on Saturday attended the burial ceremony of Eunice Elisha, the female preacher who was murdered in Abuja on July 9 while evangelising around Gbazango-West area of Kubwa, Abuja.

The aides are Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal and Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.

The assailants of the 42-year-old mother of seven, who was a deaconess at the Divine Touch Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Kubwa, stabbed her in the stomach and also slit her neck.

The body of the deceased being taken for burial after the church service
The body of the deceased being taken for burial after the church service

They left her in a pool of blood, with her bible, megaphone and cellphone, until her corpse was spotted by residents of the neighbourhood, who alerted the police.

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The first daughter of the deceased, Jessica Olawale
The first daughter of the deceased, Jessica Olawale

Olawale Elisha, her husband, also a pastor at RCCG, said his wife left the house at about 5am to preach in the neighbourhood.

He also said he had forgiven his wife’s killers.

The Police in Abuja said they have arrested the killers.

Armed policemen at the entrance of the church (Redeemed Christian Church of God, New Life Assembly, Kubwa) during the church service.
Armed policemen at the entrance of the church (Redeemed Christian Church of God, New Life Assembly, Kubwa) during the church service.
Rachael, daughter of the deceased
Rachael, daughter of the deceased
Emmanuel, son of the deceased
Emmanuel, son of the deceased
Husband of the deceased, Pastor Olawale Elisha, during the burial service
Husband of the deceased, Pastor Olawale Elisha, during the burial service
The body of the deceased being taken for burial after the church service
The body of the deceased being taken for burial after the church service
Officiating pastors with the seven children of the deceased and their father
Officiating pastors with the seven children of the deceased and their father
Husband of the deceased and her children in church
Husband of the deceased and her children in church
Husband of the deceased
Husband of the deceased
Husband of the deceased
Husband of the deceased
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