It was gathered that the deceased, who was the son of the pastor of Seed of Christ and Fire Ministry, in the community, Mr. Okon Ikwor, accidentally pulled down the statue while preaching in the community. Investigations revealed that the youths rushed and arrested him, tied him down at Amanato Court Area and tortured him mercilessly, leading to his death. An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity claimed that the irate youths proceeded to the residence of Ezekiel’s father and set his two bungalows ablaze. “The boy was tortured under the supervision of a royal father in the area (name withheld) and in the process he died in the late hours of the night. In a related development, the father of the deceased, Pastor Okon Ikwor, had petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Titus Lamorde, on the killing of his son.

Source: Punch May 27, 2018 23:03 UTC