Church General Overseer And Pastor Shot Dead By Gunmen In Akwa Ibom
The General Overseer of Mount of Solution Redeemed Church (MSRC), Apostle Elisha Asuquo, and the pastor in charge of the church, Aniekan Ibanga, in Ikot Ekang, a community in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state were reportedly shot dead by some gunmen.
They were shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen who stormed the National Headquarters of the Church on a motorcycle at about 7:30 pm, disrupting a Parish meeting which was ongoing, shot the clerics, and left through Abak-Ikot Ekpene Federal Highway.
Information circulating shows that Apostle Asuquo was handling a crucial and heated marital reconciliation matter between a lady and her estranged husband before the sad incident.
The late Apostle Asuquo is from Adiasim in Essien Udim Local Government Area, while Pastor Aniekan Ibanga, was a native of Ikot Obioikpa village, Afaha Obong Clan, in Abak LGA
A community leader in Ikot Ekang, Bishop John Jeremiah Kpongkpong narrated the incident, saying;
“It was around 8 p.m., I was attending a church program when somebody called and asked me whether I had heard that Prophet Elisha and his Pastor had been shot dead. While still on that call, another person came in and told me that Prophet Elisha and Pastor Aniekan Udosen had been killed”.
“I had to close from the Church and rush to the palace of the Village Head to inform him of what had happened. After informing the Village Head, he instructed me to call the Police, which I did.”
“On getting to the Church premises, I saw many people gathering while Policemen from Abak Division were performing their duty.”
Confirming this incident is the spokesperson for the state police command, CSP Odiko MacDon saying the Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayirara has ordered a manhunt for the suspects.
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