How death of wives and twin sister affected late Pastor Taiwo Odukoya - Source reveals

Report reveals the circumstances surrounding the death of the founder of Fountain of Life Church, Lagos, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya.

On Monday, August 7, it was widely reported that the renowned preacher had passed away in the United States of America.

According to reports, the preacher suffered some had health issues which was triggered by personal tragedies.

A source close to the family said; "He really didn’t get over the losses he suffered. He tried to be strong but there is a limit to what a man can take.”

Recall that Pastor Taiwo lost his first wife, Pastor Bimbo, in a Sosoliso plane crash in 2005. She was 45.

It was said that the death of Bimbo, who he met at the University of Ibadan as an undergraduate left Pastor Taiwo shattered.

“Pastor was more devastated by what people said after Pastor Bimbo died than what actually happened. Many people said nasty things that saddened his heart. He was touched by the savagery of the comments. Well, he had no choice and decided to move on despite the heartbreak. It took a lot of talking for him to decide to remarry,” the source stated.

On November 9, 2021, the cleric suffered another tragedy, as he lost his second wife, Pastor Nomthi, a South African, after battling cancer.

“If Pastor Bimbo’s death was shattering, Pastor Nomthi’s demise was a technical knock-out. It knocked Pastor down and out. He was inconsolable. He was very bothered about what people would say. It left him totally lifeless. There was nothing we could tell him. It took something deep out of him and some of us became afraid for him.” the source said

Pastor Taiwo was reported to have lost his twin sister a few weeks after his wife’s death, which devastated him.

“It was a personal, humbling tragedy. He would just gaze and seemed to become completely disinterested in things around him. It was unusual to become totally lost in conversations and issues. I believe something died in him at that point. He tried to put up a strong face for the church but he was human. He died within and it was only a matter of time. That he lived for almost two years after showed the strength of his character,” the source said.

The clergyman's health was said to have deteriorated slowly following the lost of his loved ones.