Pastor Ezekiel Ahmed, a parishioner of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, was killed on Tuesday when the church structure fell on him and a few worshipers in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State.
Our correspondent was informed by an eyewitness that the victims were praying in the church when it suddenly fell.
“We hurried to the scene as soon as we heard the sound of the building collapsing in an effort to save people who were stranded. Before we could remove the victims from the rubble, it took us a few minutes.
According to the eyewitness who went by the name Nath and spoke to our correspondent, “Four people were injured and one person, who we later learned was the pastor of the church, was found dead.”
Batholomew Onyeka, the state’s commissioner of police, gave journalists a confirmation of the development on Tuesday.
“The incident occurred, and one person died as a result,” he stated.
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