Pastor commits suicide in Anambra
Christian cleric identified as Pastor Prosper Obum Igboke, has reportedly committed suicide by jumped from a two-storey building in Nnewi, in Anambra State.
The middle-aged man said to belong to be a pastor in a Pentecostal church in the town, hailed from Leru Autonomous community of Umunneochi Local Government Area in Abia State.
However, while circumstances leading to the death of the pastor are still shrouded in mystery, many claim he committed the act after being jilted by his alleged lover, others in the community said the cleric was suffering from severe mental breakdown all along and not related to his failed relationship with his fiance.
A relative of the deceased, who confirmed the incident under anonymity, said the man had allegedly sponsored a female lover to the university, after which she declined his marriage proposal.
“The man 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.”
It was also gathered that remains of the pastor has since been return to his community in Ummuneochi, just as it is also claimed that the deceased would be buried in a forest ‘for committing sacrilege.’
The man was eventually buried, Friday, in a bush, the source added.
