Pastor who prophesied that a corpse will be found in a particular place, has been arrested
The pastor became a murder suspect after prophesying the location of the missing woman's body.
Augustina Inebere, 68, was found lifeless 17 days after she went missing. [Punch]
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Punch reports that the incident resorted to panic at Alaiyiama, Obollo community, in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo, as the corpse of the sexagenarian was found, 17 days after she went missing.
According to Anthony Njoku, the cousin of the deceased, Inebere was found along a bush path at Mbara Alaenyi.
Njoku added that the deceased had been beheaded and her bowel emptied, when she was found.
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He said, “Mrs. Augustina Inebere’s headless body was discovered on February 19 after a two-week search.”
The immediate elder brother of the deceased, Alexander Obiagu said four persons, including Pastor Onyeho, have landed in police custody following the incident.
Obiagu said the arrested pastor had prophesied that the corpse of his sister would be found at a particular point, adding that the body was eventually found at the place mentioned by the cleric.
Confirming the incident, Imo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Orlando Ikeokwu said the pastor is a prime suspect in the matter at hand.
Ikeokwu said, “The pastor prophesied to the family that they would find the woman at a particular point, whether dead or alive.
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“It was at that point that the lifeless body of the woman was found, beheaded and with an emptied bowel.”
Ikeokwu further explained that the police have commenced investigation into the case.
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