A pastor of a Pentecostal Church in Nnewi, Anambra State, identified as Pastor Prosper Obum Igboke, has committed suicide after he jumped down from a two-storey building in Nnewi.
Pastor Igboke was said to have killed himself after he was jilted by his lover, whom he had spent so much on.
A relative of the deceased who spoke under anonymity, told journalists on Saturday, said Igboke who is from Leru community in Umunneochi Local Government Area, Abia State, had trained his lover in the university, after which she declined his marriage proposal.
“The incident happened last month”.
“The man (Igboke) was 30 years old at the time of his death. His girlfriend, whom he intended to marry disappointed him after seeing her through the university.
“He jumped down from a two storey-building and died. I am surprised that a man of his age and a pastor can do this.”
According to their village tradition, the relative said he was buried in a forest for committing “sacrilege”.
“He was eventually buried on Friday in a bush in his community,” the source added.
The state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, when contacted said the incident was not brought before the police command.
“There is no information like that before me, and I want to also thank you for the privileged information. I will escalate this to the police manager within the area for necessary action, please,” Ikenga added
