RCCG Pastor, wife and 8 church members killed

THE LATE PASTOR

Firstclass newsline gathered that three of the victims, a Zonal
Pastor in Ondo Province 2, Pastor Dominic Folorunso Akinseye, 52; his
wife, Beatrice; and Pastor Festus Akinsoyinu Fadakinte, were staff of
the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo while the seven other
passengers in the bus were staunch members of the church. Reports
had it that the impact of the crash was so much that it took time
before the mangled bodies of the deceased persons could be removed
from the wreckage.

A source was informed that seven persons died on the spot while four
others were rushed to the Trauma Centre in Ondo town but three others
later died.
Some members of the church equally returning to their states after the
programme, who saw the crash, made frantic efforts to free the
mangled bodies of the victims from under the stationary vehicle their
bus reportedly rammed into in Kajola village near Ore.
Tears flowed freely as traffic around the scene of the crash built
up and, for hours, traffic on the express road came to a stand still.
The passengers of the bus were said to have left Redemption Camp
earlier with the intention of getting back to Ondo for a wedding
ceremony of a member of the Province slated for Saturday, May 2.
Akinseye was a second term Chairman of the Non- Academic Staff Union,
NASU, of the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo while the wife,
Beatrice, was also a member of the union and the Secretary in the
Guidance and Counselling Department of the institution. He was said
to have been re-elected the NASU Chairman few months ago.
Sources said the wife had gone to Lagos ahead of the husband to visit
relations only to join the team at the camp for the programme. It was
learnt that Akinseye was driving the Toyota bus belonging to the NASU
Chapter of the college when the crash occurred. Sources hinted that
the crash might have been caused by poor visibility which made the
bus to ram into a trailer said to have been parked along the ever
busy Lagos/ Ore Express way.
Eleven of the church members reportedly boarded the NASU bus to attend
the monthly programme because of the fuel scarcity in the country.
Many other church members who would have loved to join the bus could
not because the pastor insisted that he would not overload the
vehicle.
The tragic and sudden death of the Akinseyes threw Adeyemi College of
Education into mourning. Worst hit was the NASU which both couple
belonged to before their death. The union building was adored with the
posters of the obituary of the couple while workers wore long
faces.firstclass newsline learnt that the General Overseer (GO) of the
church pastor Enock Adejare Adeboye, visited the families of the
deceased, the church and the college to commiserate with them while
the only survivor is still receiving treatment at the Trauma Center,
Ondo.
A funeral service was held for the Akinseyes while a lying in state
was done at the College Quadrangle before they were interred in their
residence located at No 3 Adebusoye Street, Ayeyemi, Ondo. Akinseye's
former colleagues described him as a rare gem, vibrant and a fearless
leader, friendly and an uncompromising union leader.
They said these attributes earned him second term as NASU Chairman.
They paid tributes to the couple and wondered why death took him at
this period when leaders like him are few in the nation's tertiary
institutions.
"Who are we to blame God? He giveth and taketh. Glory be to His holy
name", said a Christian colleague at the college. Another colleague,
Mr Adebare Akinsiku, prayed God to grant the deceased couple eternal
rest and send help to their children and dependants they left
behind. Speaking with a source , Ondo State Chairman of NASU, Comrade
Clement Asepiri, described the late Akinseye as a " good man, hard
working, uncompromising and a loving leader." Asepiri said the union
has lost a worthy leader who was forthright and a good example of a
Christian