By Aloysius Umalo, Makurdi
A Pastor with Dunamis Church was killed after a Dunamis church constructing collapsed on the North Bank neighborhood of Makurdi metropolis in Benue State on Tuesday, authorities confirmed.
Details of the speedy reason for the incident is unclear, however the Police on Wednesday confirmed that 4 others sustained numerous diploma of accidents and at the moment are receiving remedy within the hospital.
Eye witness account mentioned the Pastor and 4 different members of the Church had been observing prayers on the time the incident occurred within the early hours of Tuesday.
Some residential buildings together with electrical energy infrastructure across the constructing had been affected by the wreckage.
The Church authorities haven’t issued any assertion in relation to the incident on the time of submitting on this report however the Benue State Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Nnamdi Onyeka informed Journalists that the Command was conscious of the state of affairs.
The Police Commissioner additionally confirmed the arrest of 4 suspects in reference to the homicide of a former President of the Benue State Customary Court of Appeal, late Justice Margaret Igbetar.
CP Onyeka who paraded the suspects informed Journalists that the homicide was dedicated by household relations of the slain Justice with the help of her driver.
“You will recall that on 24th August, 2023, a case of Culpable Homicide involving the late Justice Margaret Mary Igbetar (RTD) was reported and I had promised to ensure that Justice is served. One Aondohemba Joseph, a Nephew of the deceased was arrested immediately”.
He defined {that a} extra detailed and advance investigation began when the case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and handed over to the Operation Zenda investigative group to proceed.
He mentioned the prime suspect, a 200 Level Political Science Student of the National Open University of Nigeria who finally confessed to have deliberate and recruited different individuals to assist him in killing his Aunty led a group of detectives to Adikpo, Kwande Local Government Area of the state the place the three different suspects had been arrested, together with a 63 yr previous man, Igbazenda Gbidye and Dzungwenen Ukor who’s 40 years previous.
According to the Commissioner, “these suspects admitted that, Aondohemba Joseph had reported to them that his father died and left so much property in the hands of his aunty (the deceased) and she has refused to hand the said property over to him. They agreed to join him in eliminating her so that he can have access to his property”.
CP Onyeka talking additional acknowledged that One Akuhwa Barnabas, a 32 yr previous driver to the deceased who was additionally arrested, corroborated their statements by admitting that he was the one who allowed the gang entry to the home and manned the gate for them till they completed the assassination course of.
“Let me use this opportunity to commend the good people of Benue state for their patience and cooperation. The command will continue to do it’s best to rid the state of crime,” the CP assured.
He mentioned the suspects can be charged to courtroom for trials as quickly as investigation is concluded by the Police.
