Pastor killed by gang for preaching gospel to them-SEE PHOTO

Chukwu Ekere, a pastor based in

Rivers state has been killed for

preaching repentance in the oil-rich

state.

According to the police, the Rivers

State Police Command arrested the

culprits along with four suspected

kidnappers and one armed robber.

The police also recovered stolen

vehicles.

In a statement by Ahmad

Muhammad, DSP, the Public

Relations Officer, PPRO, he said the

arrests were made at Ohigha in

Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local

Government and in Diobu, Port

Harcourt.

The suspects arrested include: Henry

Ajie, 23; Bright Ajie, 22, Dadison

Ogadima, 22, and Sampson Dibia, 30,

all of Ohigha village for complicity

in the kidnapping of Mrs Igila

Sunday of Ohigha village on January

7, 2016.

According to the police command

“the suspects confessed to the

allegations of the victim’s

kidnapping after which they raped,

strangulated her and buried her

corpse in shallow grave at Ogbosi.

“The gang also confessed to have

been responsible for the kidnapping

of Pastor Chukwu Ekere of same

Ohigha community and killed him

for the simple reason that the man

of God disturbed them with his

preaching of repentance and also for

urging them to shun their nefarious

activities and accept God.”

AM News