Femi Jimoh MFM pastor dies, Sojworldnews.
Femi Jimoh MFM pastor dies — Former Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) pastor, Femi Jimoh, has reportedly died. UK-based Nigerian blogger, Maureen Badejo, announced the news, saying Jimoh battled serious health problems for years. According to her, the decline followed his long detention and an alleged gunshot injury to his leg. Consequently, his passing has revived old questions about his arrest, his years in custody, and his eventual court acquittal.
Jimoh first gained wide attention in 2024, after appearing on Yoruba Gidi TV. There, he gave an emotional account of nearly nine years spent in custody without trial. He explained that his troubles began the moment he encountered Michael Gbadamosi, then chief security officer to MFM founder Pastor Daniel Olukoya, at a native doctor’s residence. That encounter, he claimed, marked the start of his ordeal.
According to Jimoh, police arrested him shortly afterward and held him for 30 days without legal representation. He further alleged that officers handcuffed him and moved him in the boot of a vehicle to Olukoya’s residence. There, he said, he begged the church founder not to send him back to the police. Olukoya, however, reportedly told him the matter was already with the police and urged him to let it run its course.
Jimoh also alleged that he suffered torture after returning to custody. He claimed a Divisional Police Officer shot him in the leg during that period. Afterward, he said, officers transferred him and others to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, where they spent more than 25 days without food. Eventually, prosecutors charged him with attempted murder, conspiracy, armed robbery, and felony, and the court remanded him in prison.
Notably, Jimoh alleged that his mother and sister later pleaded with Olukoya for his release. He said Olukoya asked them to persuade him to plead guilty in exchange for possible leniency. Jimoh added that his father died shortly after visiting him in prison and witnessing his condition. Throughout the years that followed, therefore, his family’s efforts to secure his freedom largely proved unsuccessful.
MFM, for its part, consistently denied responsibility for Jimoh’s detention. Chief Legal Adviser Davidson Adejuwon insisted the church only reported a suspected robbery plot to the police, as any responsible institution would. He maintained that the court offered Jimoh and his co-accused bail, but they chose not to perfect it. Gbadamosi likewise denied ever meeting Jimoh at a native doctor’s house, stating firmly,
“I have never been to Ogbomoso before.”
Despite these denials, a Lagos State High Court acquitted Jimoh and two co-defendants in July 2016. Justice O.A. Williams ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Interestingly, part of the case had relied on a video allegedly showing the defendants planning the robbery at a hotel bar. However, the hotel manager later testified that organisers had told him the gathering was a movie shoot, not a criminal meeting. That revelation, in turn, significantly weakened the prosecution’s argument and helped clear Jimoh’s name.
Now, with his reported death, Badejo has renewed calls for answers. She questioned what really happened to Jimoh during those nine years and how his alleged injuries affected his long-term health. She also asked what becomes of any ongoing legal matters now that he is gone. Her tribute, ultimately, reflects the unresolved tension between MFM’s version of events and Jimoh’s own account.
For now, Sojworldnews notes that a blogger reported Jimoh’s death, and no official channel has confirmed it yet. Neither his family nor MFM has issued a formal statement as of this report. Readers should therefore treat the news with appropriate caution while updates continue to emerge. This remains a developing story, and Sojworldnews will provide further details as they become available.
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