3 worshippers dies during deliverance in a church service in Delta

Delta State Commisioner of Police: CP Ibrahim Zanna

Three worshippers have been confirmed dead by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Andrew Aniamaka on Tuesday. The worshippers died during deliverance in a church service in the outskirt of Warri.

Aniamaka said that one of the worshippers drowned, while the other two died during prayer session in the church at the weekend.

“The information actually is that one worshipper drowned and two died in the church; that is the information available to me at the moment,” Aniamaka said.

One of the deceased was a 10-year-old known as Emmanuel Odili and the other two were Mrs Beatrice Nwachukwu and Mr Antonio Abba, a source told the reporters.

Late Odilli followed his mother to the church services but fell into a pit inside the church premises and died, the source added.

He also said that on Saturday, the boy’s body was found floating by church members after he had been declared missing by his parents.

The body of the boy has been deposited at a morgue before the case was reported at Eburumede Police Station, the source said.

“The authority of the church alleged that the deceased had mental disorder which was denied by the parents.

“While the matter was being investigated, some members of the church on Saturday came to report that Mrs Nwachukwu and Mr Abba had died during deliverance in the church.

“They (church authority) said that Nwachukwu slumped during the prayer session; they also claimed she had high blood pressure but the husband denied it.

The spokesman of the church, Mr Godday Emiko, denied the allegation through a text message, he said:

“Sorry, I miss your call, there is nothing like that”.