A gospel artiste with the Redeemed Christian Church of God , Michael Arowosaiye , has allegedly committed suicide

Arowosaiye , who regularly performed at RCCG programmes , was said to have hanged himself with his belt on Tuesday at Sunnyvale Estate, Lokogoma District , Abuja .

It was learnt that the deceased , who ministered during a recent youth praise event at the church , was allegedly depressed over certain personal issues .

Acting spokesman for the police in the Federal Capital Territory, ASP Gajere Danjuma , confirmed the incident .

The Head , Media and Public Relations , RCCG , Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi , while commiserating with the family of the deceased , said Arowosaiye had left the church before the incident .

He said , “For us as human beings , it is painful that somebody has committed suicide. So , it is not right to begin to say whether he was with us or not. So , we to first sympathise with the family.

“The report we have is that he used to be one of the singers in one of our parishes in Abuja. He left the church a while ago to join the Shepherdhill Ministry , where he became their choirmaster. So , as of this time , we cannot say that he was our member .

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“Secondly , if he were our member , there is a tradition in RCCG whereby every parish attempts to assist every member under stress . So , if he were our member or minister and had some challenges, he could have approached his pastors .”