The Senior Pastor of a new generation church, Alter of Grace
Ministries, Pastor Chidiebere Okoroafor has been arrested by the Rivers state
Police Command for allegedly killing three people, including two pregnant women
and an infant in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Pastor, DAILY POST gathered is being detained at the
State Criminal Investigation Department where detectives are working to unravel
the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Concilia Ezenwa and her daughter,
Somto Ezenwa.
The bodies of the woman and her daughter were recovered
alongside that of the third victim, Olumma Onweagba within the premises of the
church, Alter of Grace Ministeries near Izuom market in Oyigbo.
Preliminary investigation revealed that randy Pastor Okoroafor
had impregnated Olumma Onwaagba who until her death was a member of the church
choir.
It was gathered that the detained Pastor allegedly pressured
his victim to terminate the pregnancy which she refused.
Olumma’s refusal to terminate the pregnancy led to her death
and that of those who knew about the scandal, DAILY POST gathered.
Meanwhile, Joseph Ezenwa who is the husband of Concilia
Ezenwa told newsmen that the Pastor had invited his wife and her friend to
amicably discuss the pregnancy but they never returned.
“On the 11th of December, 2017 when I returned from my
normal hustling I did not see my wife. I searched for her every where till
around 11pm until I saw one of my neighbors who told me that my wife told her
that she should tell me that she was going to see Pastor Okoroafor.
“Pastor Chidiebere Okoroafor invited Olumma to the Church so
that they can settle the matter of her pregnancy amicably but Olumma decided to
invite my wife to accompany her with the belief that the Pastor will not harm
her if he sees a mature woman with a baby.
“The next day I went to Pastor and asked him where my wife
and her friend are. The Pastor denied knowing them but later agreed but said he
last saw them 3months ago. Meanwhile two weeks before then my wife had told me
she was going for prayer with her friend in that church and with the pastor.
That was when I noticed foul play.
“Few days later I got a call from the Police. I went,
behold I saw the body of a little child and a woman; the little child was my daughter
while the woman was Olumma but we did not see my wife.
“After some days they called again and by this time it was
my wife’s decomposing body in the Church premises, ” he said.
When contacted Spokesman of the Rivers State Police Command,
Nnamdi Omoni confirmed the incident.
He said, “We are aware of the matter and it is being handled
by the Homicide department of the state CID.
“Some people have already been taken into custody including
the pastor but where we are now is that doctors have been contracted to carry
out an autopsy. We are on the matter and we will get to the bottom of it.”
The suspect should not be addressed as pastor.
He was masquerading as one in order to commit havoc.
May the souls of the victims rest in peace.
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