A yet to be identified pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has been stabbed to death in Rivers State.
YaahooJournalist reports that the RCCG Pastor was stabbed to death during a vigil at one the church’s parishes in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
According to Vanguard Newspaper, the incident occurred at the RCCG parish on Danjuma Street, Off Odili Road, in the Rivers State capital was having a vigil when at about 3 a.m Friday, a strange man walked in to stab the pastor.
A source in the neighborhood said, “The man came through the gates at that ungodly time, stabbed the security guard with a knife, brushed through the congregation and made for the alter.
“He then stabbed the pastor multiple times before storming out of the church to the amazement of his members.”
Meanwhile, the Police in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria, has confirmed the death of the RCCG Pastor.
When Nnamdi Omoni, the Police Relations Officer, Rivers Command, was contacted, he said that “The Command is aware. We have put machinery in place to ensure the arrest of the killer. An investigation has been launched.”
YaahooJournalist reports that the Redeemed community in Port Harcourt was yet to respond to the development at press time.