CAN chairman, Archbishop Magnus Atilade is dead

President of Gospel Baptist Conference of Nigeria Archbishop Magnus Atilade is dead.

Atilade, who is also the chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) South-West region, died in the early hours of Thursday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

A close family source confirmed the incident to the Nation saying: “Yes, it is true that Baba is gone. He has gone to rest in the Lord’s bosom.

It was gathered that the late archbishop has been battling an undisclosed ailment for over a month.

The 76-year-old was also a former chairman of CAN in Lagos.