A Pentecostal church pastor identified as
Jessiah (surname withheld) with his church
located around Ugbolu community near Asaba,
Delta State is currently on the run after he
allegedly killed one Ejiofor Ujah, a member of
his church during prayer session for rituals.
It was gathered that the victim was allegedly
invited by the pastor for the prayer session and
never returned until two days after his
whereabouts became unknown.
Delta Police PRO, Andrew Aniamaka who
confirmed the incident, disclosed the corps of
the victim after a search was conducted by
Ugbolu villages, was found by a hunter in a
soak-away few meters away from the church,
adding the pastor and two of his cohorts had
taken to their heels.
He said that two persons have been arrested,
are still being detained in connection with the
act, while investigation is ongoing with a view
to arresting the fleeing suspects.
Investigation revealed that the incident which
occurred last Tuesday in Ugbolu community,
has created palpable tension and fear of the
unknown among its residents and the church
member who have deserted the pastor’s
church.
According to Leadership, an insider, Kate
Okafor alleged that the pastor had on the
fateful Tuesday called the victim for a prayer
session and in response, the victim who
allegedly smelt a rat of danger told the wife of
his movement to the church before the bubble
burst.
The wife raised the alarm as after she visited
the church to see her husband, but met brick
wall.
Mrs. Rosemary Ujah, the victim’s wife told
said; “I was confused when I didn’t find my
husband in the church two days after and I
raised the alarm after reporting to the police at
Ugbolu Police Division and a search party
conducted which discovered his corps in soak
away”.
Unconfirmed sources say the pastor had
allegedly been found suspicious before the
incident as on several occasions, he performed
“strange” acts in the church.
A Pentecostal church pastor identified as
Jessiah (surname withheld) with his church
located around Ugbolu community near Asaba,
Delta State is currently on the run after he
allegedly killed one Ejiofor Ujah, a member of
his church during prayer session for rituals.
It was gathered that the victim was allegedly
invited by the pastor for the prayer session and
never returned until two days after his
whereabouts became unknown.
Delta Police PRO, Andrew Aniamaka who
confirmed the incident, disclosed the corps of
the victim after a search was conducted by
Ugbolu villages, was found by a hunter in a
soak-away few meters away from the church,
adding the pastor and two of his cohorts had
taken to their heels.
He said that two persons have been arrested,
are still being detained in connection with the
act, while investigation is ongoing with a view
to arresting the fleeing suspects.
Investigation revealed that the incident which
occurred last Tuesday in Ugbolu community,
has created palpable tension and fear of the
unknown among its residents and the church
member who have deserted the pastor’s
church.
According to Leadership, an insider, Kate
Okafor alleged that the pastor had on the
fateful Tuesday called the victim for a prayer
session and in response, the victim who
allegedly smelt a rat of danger told the wife of
his movement to the church before the bubble
burst.
The wife raised the alarm as after she visited
the church to see her husband, but met brick
wall.
Mrs. Rosemary Ujah, the victim’s wife told
said; “I was confused when I didn’t find my
husband in the church two days after and I
raised the alarm after reporting to the police at
Ugbolu Police Division and a search party
conducted which discovered his corps in soak
away”.
Unconfirmed sources say the pastor had
allegedly been found suspicious before the
incident as on several occasions, he performed
“strange” acts in the church.
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