Wife of the pastor of House of Testimony, a Pentecostal church located along Idumebo Road in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Pastor (Mrs.) Obehi Irabor, has been shot dead by gunmen

The victim was shot at close range at her residence in Ihumudu Quarters in the presence of her husband, Pastor Ose Irabor at about 11:00pm last Friday.

It was gathered she was shot from the back by two gunmen while she was padlocking the gate to their apartment to return to their church all-night programme.

She was said to have returned home to change her clothes.

The death of the mother of nine- month- old baby has thrown the family and church into confusion.

Sources said the husband and her relatives have struggled to fathom the cause of the suspected assassination.

Oblivious of the fate that awaited her at home, the late Mrs. Irabor had requested her husband to drive her home just before the commencement of the all-night programme to change her clothes, which had zip problem.

She had made the request because her pastor husband had told her he was going to pick his brother few streets from their home for the all-night service.

To kill two birds with a stone, the pastor husband obliged.

Reports said the deceased had successfully changed into other clothes and was padlocking the gate to her apartment when the unthinkable happened.

Two armed men emerged from the blues and one of them pointed a gun at her and shot her at her back, killing her instantly.

The pastor husband, who was already inside the car, rushed out while her killers hurried away, it was learnt.

The police were immediately contacted and evacuated the corpse to the morgue.

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