The Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, has announced a week-long funeral programme for its late Spiritual Father and Chairman, His Most Eminence, Prophet (Dr.) Emmanuel Abiodun Adewale Alogbo. The funeral rites will run from Monday, October 19, to Sunday, October 25, 2026. According to a statement by the church's Conference Secretary General, Senior Special Apostle Prophet (Dr.) Anthony Olusesan Samaye, the programmes lined up include lying-in-state viewings, a wake keep, a service of songs, funeral service, interment, and reception.
The week-long activities will draw wide participation from the country's ecclesiastical circles, with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, and New Seraphs, among others, anchoring different programmes. The Secretary of the Burial Planning Committee, Senior Special Apostle Prophet Abiodun Ogunsakin, said the committee was working to give the late cleric "a befitting burial in recognition of the great work he did spreading the gospel and impacting lives over the last six decades."
The funeral programme begins on Monday, October 19, with a family-only lying-in-state at the residence from 7am to 10am, followed by public viewing at Blue Roof, LTV 8, Ikeja, from 11am, and an interdenominational service of songs from 12 noon to 3pm at the same venue. Tuesday, October 20, designated a day of tribute and service of songs anchored by CAN, OAIC, and New Seraph, will feature lying-in-state from 10am and a service and tributes from 12 noon to 4pm, also at Blue Roof.
On Wednesday, October 21, a service of songs anchored by the C&S Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, will hold at the same venue, with lying-in-state from 9am and the service continuing from 12 noon to 4pm. The wake keep service, anchored by the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, holds on Thursday, October 22, at Seraphim Land along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, Maba, Ogun State.
Friday, October 23, is set for the funeral service and interment. A final public lying-in-state holds at Blue Roof, LTV 8, Ikeja, from 8am to 9.30am, followed by the funeral service from 10am to 12.30pm. Interment follows at the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Kingsland District Headquarters, Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos State, between 1pm and 2pm, after which a reception holds immediately at Blue Roof.
Prophet Alogbo was installed as the sixth Spiritual Father of the Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church on May 1, 2024, and was later ordained as the fifth Supreme Head (Olori) of the Cherubim & Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria on September 20, 2025. The church described him as a visionary leader and prolific composer of sacred music who, in 1960, established the first branch of the church south of the River Niger, leaving behind a legacy of more than six decades of service, prayer, and global church expansion.
Prophet Samaye called on members and the public to continue praying for the bereaved family and the church, "giving thanks to God for a remarkable life spent in ministry, service, and the enduring legacy of our departed Spiritual Father." The church's Acting Spiritual Father, Most Senior Special Apostle Pastor (Dr.) Gabriel Olayinka Kassim, directed the burial planning committee to ensure a befitting burial for the late cleric.
Key points
- The funeral programme for Prophet (Dr.) Emmanuel Abiodun Adewale Alogbo will run from October 19 to 25, 2026.
- The programmes include lying-in-state viewings, a wake keep, a service of songs, funeral service, interment, and reception.
- The late cleric will be remembered for his six decades of service, prayer, and global church expansion.
