Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Enoch Adeboye, is dead. He was 42.
He was said to have died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa-Ibom where he was pastoring a church. The Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35 was said to have ministered the previous day.
His wife, Temiloluwa, reportedly raised the alarm when he did not wake up after he retired to sleep on his bed. Head of Media and Public Relations, RCCG, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi confirmed the incident.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye in a statement said, “It is true. The incident happened in Eket where he was based. I don’t have the details for now. Maybe before the end of today, we will issue a statement.”
Last year, on his 42nd birth, his dad, Adeboye on a social media post described him as his first miracle child.
He wrote on his Facebook page: “Our first miracle child. We pray that God will keep his miraculous working power in your life and all those who need a miracle today, will use you as a point of contact for their own in Jesus’ name. (Amen) love from Dad, Mom, and the whole Adeboye dynasty.” Dare was happily married with children.
Meanwhile, Leke Adeboye, one of the sons of General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, also reacted to the death of his brother, Pastor Dare Adeboye. he said the emise of Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has taken many by surprise.
Dare’s siblings are Adeolu Adeboye, Bolu Adubi (née Adeboye), Leke Adeboye.
He was one of the most influential youth Pastors in RCCG.
Some of the many posts he held were: RCCG House of Praise Birmingham, United Kingdom; Senior Pastor, Kaduna — RCCG Kaduna 1 Provincial Youth Pastor & RCCG Region 8 Youth Pastor.
According to his wife, Temiloluwa Adeboye, she noticed her husband’s unusual sleeping hours and could not reach him on phone so she reportedly raised an alarm and he was discovered dead.
Leke Adeboye in his reaction on his official instagram page posted a scripture from the Bible on the death of the righteous.
He posted, “The righteous man perishes(at the hand of evil), and no one takes it to heart, Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands. That the righteous person is taken away(to be spared) from evil and disaster.