Police arrest pastor for alleged murder of 13-year church member

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The pastor of a new generation church in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State has been arrested by the police over allegations of murdering a long time member of his church identified as Miracle, who is said to have been attending the church for 13 years.

 

The late Miracle was said to have been killed in suspicious circumstances with her heart ripped open and vital organs missing before her corpse was dumped close to the Central Hospital, Agbor where operatives evacuated it.

The Acting Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the arrest in Asaba on Friday, adding that two suspects including the pastor and another male member of his church were in lawful custody.

 “We have arrested the pastor of the church and one other suspect who is a member of the church,” he stated.

It was stated that the pastor decided to help the girl by calling for a motorcycle that would convey her home after the evening service and after waiting endlessly without seeing her daughter, the mother, a petty trader, rushed to the pastor to inquire about the teenager.

The cleric who did not deny putting the girl on okada tried to pacify the troubled woman to be patient believing that the child was safe. It was further learnt that the motor cyclist was later arrested by the police and during interrogation; he implicated the pastor as the prime suspect.

The motorcyclist later led detectives to the spot where the girl’s mutilated body was dumped at the back of state school of nursing by the Central Hospital.  (Story adapted from Daily Sun)

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