- Lagos-based CCC pastor Babaniyeh was arrested over the disappearance of LASU graduate Quadri.
- Quadri, 28, was last seen near the LASU 2 church premises on January 16, 2025.
- Suspicious bank transfers from Quadri’s account to the pastor have emerged amid the investigation.
Lagos-based Celestial Church of Christ pastor, Superintendent Evangelist Whepetoji Babaniyeh, has been arrested over the disappearance of 28-year-old Ogunbode Quadri Adedamola.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Quadri, a 2024 graduate from the Political Science Education Department of Lagos State University (LASU) and the operator of Horlar Edu Consultancy on the LASU campus, was reported missing on January 16, 2025.
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According to SaharaReporters Quadri was last seen near the church premises at LASU 2, where Babaniyeh leads the Ileri Oluwa Parish.
According to a family source, Quadri was on a phone call with his girlfriend at the time of his disappearance. “He mentioned he was near the church when someone from inside called him that was the last time anyone heard from him,” the source revealed.
The police have taken the pastor into custody as part of their ongoing investigation, yet Babaniyeh has not admitted any wrongdoing or disclosed Quadri’s whereabouts.
A YouTuber known as Authentic Auntie Adunni (Triple A) posted that, based on the girlfriend’s account, police visited the church and the pastor denied having seen Quadri that day or knowing his location.
Further claims emerged that a review of Quadri’s bank records showed a transfer of N1.5 million from his account to Babaniyeh’s on the day he vanished, with additional transfers noted to the pastor’s child.
The YouTuber alleged that the investigation later revealed Quadri had been killed, parts of his body removed, and his remains buried within the church compound, even implicating the pastor’s son in the incident.
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However, the family source contested these claims, stating, “We cannot confirm whether he is dead or alive. All we know is that he is missing; we have not seen any evidence of his remains.” When contacted, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin stated via text message that the department had no information regarding the incident.
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