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.
Anaedoonline Four additional people who were in the church at the time of the incident and were with the pastor, according to Metro, also sustained injuries.
Our correspondent was informed by an eyewitness that the victims were praying in the church when it suddenly fell.
“As soon as we heard the sound of the building collapsing, we rushed to the place in an attempt to rescue those trapped. It took us some minutes before we could rescue the victims from the debris.
“Four people were injured and one person that we later learnt was the pastor of the church was found dead,” the eyewitness who identified himself as Nath told our correspondent.
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The state Commissioner of Police, Batholomew Onyeka, confirmed the development to journalists on Tuesday.
He said, “The incident happened and one person died in the process.
“You know when debris falls on people like that, the immediate reaction is what happens to the victims. People who rushed to the scene were able to rescue four people while one person died.
“Those who were injured are responding to treatment.”
The church’s Senior Pastor, Paul Enenche, on Tuesday visited the collapsed church for an on-the-spot assessment.
In an interview with journalists, Enenche described the development as a sad situation, especially the loss of “a dedicated servant of God.”
“There is something to thank God for. If you look critically, it would have been worse if it happened during the eight hours Liberty Service or all-night last Friday,” he said.
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