Ebenezer Akorede Okuyelu

Ebenezer Akorede Okuyelu was an Anglican bishop in Nigeria:[1] he was the Bishop of Osun North East.[2][3]

He was consecrated Bishop of Osun North East in April 2019 at St David's Anglican Cathedral Church, Ijomu, Akure, by the Primate of All Nigeria, Nicholas Okoh.

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In 2022, PIJAlance Magazine, a foremost Nigeria's Community-driven Investigative Journalism organisation, published that Bishop Okuyelu engaged in carnal knowledge with a prostitute. Subsequently, the organisation reported that the bishop was suspended; however, PIJAlance's URL was subjected to a shadow ban and was subsequently blocked by Meta. It took a year later before the challenge was resolved as a result of the issue; the organisation reported.

Notes

  1. ↑ Office, Anglican Communion. "Anglican Communion: Diocese". Anglican Communion Website.
  2. ↑ "Rt.Reverend Ebenezer Okuyelu Archives - TELL". tell.ng.
  3. ↑ "Ecclesiastical Province of Ibadan | Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)". Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Be servant leaders, Akinbiyi urges newly consecrated Bishops". The Hope. Akure, Nigeria. 2019-04-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2021-03-11.