A pastor in Afam, Rivers State, has been arrested in connection with the murder of three persons – two women and a nine-month-old girl, all members of his church.
Cyril Okoro, the deputy commissioner of police, disclosed the arrest in Port Harcourt on Friday at a press briefing.
Mr. Okoro spoke on behalf of the commissioner, Zaki Ahmed.
The police alleged that the pastor (name withheld) murdered the three persons on December 13, 2017.
The victims were identified as Ada Ezeawa, Uluoma Onweagbo and her nine-month old baby, Christabel Joseph.
“The pastor in a most bizarre manner gruesomely murdered three of his own flock, including an unborn child,” Mr. Okoro said.
According to him, the pastor had a sexual relationship with 25 year-old Onweagbo, which resulted into a pregnancy.
On December 11, 2017, Ada Ezeawa and Onweagbo, along with her baby strapped to her back, set out to confront the pastor over the pregnancy.
Mr. Okoro said the pastor ingeniously separated his accusers, by luring Ada Ezeawa to an uncompleted building, while he told Onweagbo to stay three “poles” away.
According to Okoro, the pastor strangled Ezeawa in the uncompleted building
Moments after, the suspect rejoined Onweagbo and left with her and the baby on a tricycle (keke) to Afam Roundabout. From the roundabout, they took a motorbike to an isolated bush on Igberu Road.
According to Mr. Okoro, the pastor murdered his second victim in the isolated bush, using the wrapper with which she strapped her baby to the back to suffocate her.
“The baby was equally discovered dead.
“This murder by the suspect is premeditated, callous and devoid of human sympathy,” he said
He said the suspect betrayed his ever-trusting girlfriend and church members. He said the pastor manipulated the two victims, following the trust they had in him.
“This murder by the suspect is premeditated, callous and devoid of human sympathy,” he said
He said the suspect betrayed his ever-trusting girlfriend and church members. He said the pastor manipulated the two victims, following the trust they had in him.
He said autopsy would be conducted on the three corpses for confirmation of the cause of death.
The deputy commissioner said the suspect had confessed to the crime following overwhelming evidence, and would soon be arraigned court.
Meanwhile, the suspect has apologised to the family of the victims, claiming the killing was the handiwork of the devil.
In another development, the Rivers Police Command on February 20 paraded five suspects in connection of with the murder of Mr. Ihuigwe, PDP ward chairman in Ogbogoro community.
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Everything na devil una dey say na do am,you open your eyes kill people, you say na devil. This is just like the case of David. Pastor was trying to cover the sin of fornication.
ReplyDeleteSo many wants to be the voice of God but does not want to give God their ear.
ReplyDeleteYou can never be truly a child of God without being filled with the holyspirit.
A lot struggle to be children of God but fail because the spirit of God is not in their lives.
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OMG.... Afam road that's in Obigbo, I just left there not up to a week, so sad may their souls rest in peace.. Amen. Justice must be served to this wicked endtime pastor...
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This is so sad. I had questions while reading this. We have to think fast when faced with certain situations. When he left with the first woman, the second should have taken off. When the first didn’t emerge out of the building, the second should not have followed him anywhere without asking the whereabouts of the first or raised an alarm. The Police need to find out if he placed the women under the influence of alcohol or something because it’s hard to comprehend how they both followed him here and there to their deaths. All of us following these so called Pastors need to open our eyes. May their souls rest on and may God give us the wisdom in our dealings with Pastors.
ReplyDeleteEnd time pastor. You just wanted to cover up for your fornication now you've added murder to it. Thats how one married Anglican Priest frustrated my life back in school because he wanted to sleep with me. They keep soiling their Robe with rubbish. May they RIP
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