A pastor,
Chidiebere Okoroafor has been arrested for allegedly killing his mistress, a church
member, as well as a nine-month-old baby in Rivers
state.
The incident
reportedly took place on December 9, 2017 but was discovered four days after
the deceased persons were declared missing.
The victims include 25-year-old Ada Concila
Ezeawa, Mrs. Uloma Onweagba and her nine- months -old baby
Christabel Joseph-Onweagba.
The the state Deputy Commissioner of
Police, Cyril Okoro, who made this known while briefing newsmen in Port
Harcourt on Friday on behalf of the State Police Commissioner, Zaki Ahmed, said trouble
began when the pastor’s alleged mistress, Concila Ezeawa, informed the pastor of
her pregnancy following her alleged amorous relationship with the man of God,
which did not go down well with him.
Okoro
said in a bid to cover up his sins, Pastor
Okoroafor who is the founder of Altar of Solution Church, Izuoma in Afam Oyigbo
Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, reportedly urged the girl to abort
the pregnancy which she bluntly refused to the chagrin of the pastor.
He added that to convince the pastor to allow her keep the
pregnancy and have the baby alive, Ezeawa apparently involved Mrs.
Onweagba for her intervention and probably convinced her Pastor boyfriend to
respect her wish.
The Police boss said that on the day of the incident, Ezeawa and Onweagba, along with her baby strapped
to her back, set out to confront the pastor over the pregnancy.
He added that the pastor ingeniously
separated his accusers, by allegedly luring Ezeawa to an uncompleted building,
while he told Onweagba to stay three “poles” away.
According to Okoro, the pastor strangled
Ezeawa in the uncompleted building and moments after, he rejoined Onweagba
and left with her and the baby on a tricycle to Afam Roundabout from where they
took a motorbike to an isolated bush on Igberu Road.
He added that the pastor allegedly murdered
his second victim in the isolated bush, using the wrapper with which she
strapped her baby to the back to suffocate her.
He said, “The baby was equally
discovered dead.”
“This murder by the suspect is
premeditated, callous and devoid of human sympathy.”
He added that the pastor manipulated
the two victims, following the trust they had in him.
Okoro said autopsy would be conducted on the
three corpses for confirmation of the cause of their death, noting that the
suspect had confessed to the crime following overwhelming evidence and will
soon be charged to court.
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