A 45-year-old man identified as Osayande
Ekhator, met his death during a deliverance
service at Holy Ghost Deliverance Centre, also
called Hope Ministry located at Uselu Quarters in
Egor LG, Edo State.
His family had taken him to the church for
spiritual cleansing when the incident occurred.
Speaking to reporters, the father of the deceased,
Pa Ekhator, said that he suspected that the
deliverance went wrong when his son was thrown
to the ground, with his hands and legs tied.
“They forced him and tied him up, as usual, and
threw him down. From there, they carried a
bucket of water and poured it on his body. The
mother asked why. They said that was what they
usually did; that after struggling, they wanted him
to have some rest. After about five minutes, she
came out crying that Osayande was dead,” he
said.
A sister of the victim, who spoke in confidence,
alleged that the victim was “beaten to death”.
She said the “killers” also planned to deposit his
remains at a mortuary.
“They beat him to death. They removed his
clothes, bathed him and clothed him.They said
they wanted to take him to a mortuary. But we
refused.”
According to a resident, there were bloodstains on
the head of the deceased.
“I think he was hit on the head. I saw blood on
his head when his body was placed in a vehicle,”
the resident said.
The Pastor, Mrs. Isoken Ekundaye, however
denied the allegations saying several “lunatics”
had been healed in the church.
“We don’t kill here; we don’t beat here. If they
bring insane people, we heal them,” she said.
Some youths in the area however invaded the
church and destroyed its property.
Confirming the incident, Police spokesman
Stephen Onwochei, a Deputy Superintendent
(DSP), said the pastor had been arrested and the
case transferred to the State Criminal
Investigation Department (SCID) for investigation.
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