Taiwo Odukoya, a top Nigerian cleric has died in America at the age of 67.
ENigeria Newspaper reports that Pastor Taiwo Odukoya is the founder of The Fountain of Life Church (TFOLC) which he founded along with his first wife and popular televangelist, Bimbo Odukoya.
The cleric’s death comes less than two years after his 47-year-old South African wife, Nomthi Odukoya, died on November 9, 2021.
Born Rosemary Simangele Zulu, her death came 11 years after she married the Nigerian preacher.
The late Nomthi Odukoya had two sons with the Lagos-based pastor, Timilehin and Jomiloju.
His first wife, Pastor Bimbo, had passed away in the ill-fated Sosoliso crash of 2005.
Pastor Odukoya Cause of Death:
According to a message posted to the church’s Facebook account on Tuesday evening, the Lagos-based preacher passed away in the United States on Monday.
“The Fountain of Life Church Family, in total submission to the will of God Almighty, announces the passing unto greater glory of our Father, our Teacher, a great servant of the Most High God, Pastor Daniel Taiwo Odukoya, Founding Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, who passed unto glory on the 7th of August 2023 in the USA,” it said.
As at the time of filing this report, cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
Source: ENigeria Newspaper