By Ayomide Otitoju
Foluke Adeboye, wife of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has shared how her family narrowly escaped tragedy after their dog died from eating poisoned food delivered to their home on New Year’s Day.
The 77-year-old cleric narrated the experience in a recently circulated video, explaining that the incident occurred on January 1 after her household received several food items as New Year gifts.
According to her, she had an unsettling feeling upon seeing one of the meals and instructed that it be given to the family dogs instead of being served.
“Somebody brought food to our house on New Year’s Day. Of course, many people had been coming in and out, eating and celebrating. I entered the kitchen and asked who owned the food, and they said someone brought it. I looked at it and told them to give it to the dogs,” she recalled.
“A woman who came from London looked at me and almost questioned my action. But an hour later, the gateman came to inform us that the dog had died,” she said.
Mrs. Adeboye expressed gratitude for divine protection, noting that the outcome could have been devastating had the family consumed the meal.
“Just imagine if, on New Year’s Day, someone in Daddy G.O.’s house had eaten that food—maybe three or four people. What would the news have been?” she asked.
Using the experience as a warning, she urged Christians to stay spiritually alert and discerning, particularly when receiving gifts during festive seasons.
Pastor Enoch and Foluke Adeboye, who have been married since 1967, are blessed with three children.
