A 58-year-old Pastor and Magistrate working at Ikeja Magistrate Court, Olasanmi Ogunkanmi, is dead.
Olasanmi suddenly slumped and died the night after returning from a three-week holy pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Israel.
It was gathered that late Magistrate Ogunkanmi performed his last pilgrimage exercise to Jerusalem with the first batch of Lagos pilgrims before his sudden death on January 1, 2025.
A staff member at the Ikeja Magistrate Court who spoke with Vanguard described the deceased as a gentle, humble, and amiable fellow who performed his job well while alive.
He said, “Ogunkanmi, was filled with excitement and satisfaction on his return on 1st January, 2025 when suddenly, God called him home.”
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, during a condolence visit to the widow of late Ogunkanmi at their Ikorodu residence in Lagos on Friday, January 17, 2025, urged her to have faith in God and be rest assured that the deceased has gone to rest in the bosom of his maker.
Adegbite expressed heartfelt sympathy with the young widow over the sudden, shocking demise of Magistrate Ogunkanmi.
He prayed that the Good Lord will comfort the family during their bereavement.
Adegbite, therefore, assured her of the commission’s support for a successful burial of the worthy JP of the commission and a Pilgrimage Ambassador of Nigeria.
He said, “It was not an accident that late Magistrate Ogunkanmi died the night he successfully returned from performing holy pilgrimage in Jerusalem. The occurrence makes his death providential.”
The remains of late Magistrate Ogunkanmi will be buried on 7th February 2025 in Lagos after a Service of Songs on February 6, 2025.
