Yvonne Osifo is a gospel singer and married to Odion Omoarebokhae, a transporter and their marriage is blessed with a three year-old son.

However, things turned around for the worst for her when she met one Apostle Psalm Okpe of Fresh Oil Ministry on Facebook who she has been charting with for several months before both of them struck a deal for her to perform in his ministry.

The apostle according to Omoarebokhae appeared on April 7, 2016 after they have concluded arrangements for Yvonne to perform in Warri Delta State. With that enthusiasm, she departed for Warri with the Pastor Okpe but that was the last the family saw her alive as the Police in Benin invited the husband that his wife had an issue with someone in a hotel. He went there and saw wife her stone dead.“After the programme, she came to Benin. How the Pastor managed to manipulate her to that place is what I don’t understand. I have seen CCTv footage at the hotel. Initially the pastor said my wife went her way after the programme but we saw in the CCTv that contrary to what he wrote, she actually slept in the hotel. I saw the CCTv immediately they entered, my wife was following him like a dog, like somebody without senses. The next morning, Pastor came out of the room, stood by the door before going out. He spent five hours outside. By the time he came back, he went to the reception to demand for his key hoping that my wife had left to die in her house. They told him that the key was not with them and that his key was with him. They called the porter who brought the spare key and forced the door open. Immediately the porter opened the door, he left and the apostle entered. He spent another one hour eighteen minutes with a lifeless body. He went out again and the porter and other hotel staff were waiting for him. They asked him what was the matter and why the guest inside could not open the door after knocking severally. He said his co-minister is unconscious. They asked him to wait and they called the police.

“The police told me they met my wife fully dressed like somebody about to go out. They took her photographs like somebody taking a nap. I have seen my wife’s body. There is no physical mark on her. From what I observed, she was given an overdose of substances that her system could not take.

“She called me last the day she died at about 10am. She said they had finished performing and that she could not come that day and that she would be home soon. I kept calling her and her phones were switched off. She is 30.”

Omoarebokhae said he doubts the sincerity of the IPO handling that case as the same police have been telling him to go and bury his wife.

His words: “People have been calling me to try and bury my wife. I told them that I did not sell her and I will not collect any money.

“The doctor told me that they have sent the specimen to Lagos and awaiting result but I am now reading about reports claiming that she died of cardiac arrest.

“I want the law to follow the issue closely. I never knew Apostle Okpe. My wife usually post morning devotional things in Facebook and from that he contacted my wife. My wife told me he sent her message. She goes out to minister normally. She was supposed to return that day. I was expecting her to come back that day.

“After the autopsy, the police called that I should go and bury my wife but I refused. I told them I was not ready to dialogue. The police did the autopsy. I did not hire any private doctor. And because of what is happening now, I will not accept any autopsy result doesn’t state cause of death”.

When contacted, the Edo Police Commissioner, Chris Ezike, said nobody should dwell in the realm of speculation as autopsy of the late gospel artiste was only carried out Saturday, April 16 and the result is still being awaited.

Note of warning: beware of false prophets!!!