The Fountain of Life Church confirmed the death of Pastor Odukoya in a statement.
The senior pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya, is dead.
The church confirmed his demise on its official Facebook page on Tuesday.
The Lagos-based pastor died in the United States of America (USA) on Monday, the church said.
“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.
“We are in total submission to you LORD!!! We thank the Lord for the gift.
of a great leader!!!”, the church stated.
The cause of death was not stated.
The preacher’s death comes less than two years after his 47-year-old South African wife, Nomthi Odukoya, died on 9 November 2021 after a two-year battle with cancer.
They were married for 11 years and had two children.
UPDATE: A source however revealed to Mataz Arising that the pastor had been ill for over four months and that prior to that he had a tumor removed from his brain.
Our prayers are with the family he left behind.
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