Youths of Ifu-Ogo Nguzu community in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State,  reportedly tortured an 18-year-old Ebonyi preacher to death, for reportedly pulling down a late monarch's statue.


The deceased, who was the son of the pastor of Seed of Christ and Fire Ministry, in the community, Mr. Okon Ikwor, accidentally pulled down the statue of the late traditional ruler of the community Ezeogo Chima Onu while preaching in the community. 

Punch reported that he was immediately arrested by youths of the community, who tied him down at Amanato Court Area and tortured him mercilessly, leading to his death. The irate youths also proceeded to the residence of Ezekiel’s father and set his two bungalows ablaze, after killing his son who pulled down the late monarch's statue accidentally. 

“The boy was tortured under the supervision of a royal father in the area (name withheld) and in the process he died in the late hours of the night.

“When the youths discovered that the boy had died, they buried him secretly without the consent of the father and since then the father had been denied access to the graveyard of the son" an eyewitness said. 

The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, Lovet Odah, who confirmed the incident said that the police had commenced investigation into the killing. It was also gathered that the father of the deceased, Pastor Okon Ikwor, had petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Titus Lamorde, on the killing of his son.

He called on the police boss to ensure that the suspected killers were arrested and prosecuted, stressing that he had not only lost his son, all his property had been destroyed by the rampaging youths.

It was also reported few months ago, that a sixty-year-old man, Philip Ugwu was confirmed dead after he was stoned by worshipers of a church in Afikpo LGA in Ebonyi state.

https://lailasnews.com/ebonyi-preacher-tortured-to-death-for-destroying-monarchs-statue/

Lalasticlala

Africans and barbarism

It seems people just wait for you to make a mistake and then kill you.

Killing him was not enough, they still went to burn down his father's bungalows. Asif the death of his son wasn't enough to grieve over. Even if he did wrong knocking down the statue of a monarch, what happened to asking him to pay fines or fund the erection of a new one?

Lawless land, bloodthirsty citizens. None of them a saint on his own. Let the blood of the slain judge.

Mankind do killed humanity in race for a pinch of sand..lawless con3.

useless yoots

FLATINOZ UNA WELL DONE

Wicked, I pray justice prevails. How people beat their fellow human to death is really baffling. And until stiff punishment is meted to perpetrators of such it will continue

malificent:
Ebonyi people

YOU MEAN Igbo PPL?

Since it was not an intentional act, why the tortured, we are lazy mentally

I blame Afonjas for this

This is pure evil..the police should start with the titled man under whose supervision the guy was tortured and killed..ordinary statue of a dead man. The youths are sick and they should pay with their lives..Rip young man

So...we should do what




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God, please fight for him.

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When youth have things to do, irrelevant things like this will be ignored.

RIP young Pastor

Westbestside:
I blame Afonjas for this

You brain need a fluid transmission.

Jesus....See what joblessness has caused for our youths, all thanks to Buhari.

Our youths now sit at home looking for who to kill..

God save us from this change...

while all these were hapening where was the police or local security personnel .

It is well with Nigeria

post=67951359:
God, please fight for him.

Did God send him to destroy the ruler's statue?

Boleyndynasty2:
This is pure evil..the police should start with the titled man under whose supervision the guy was tortured and killed..ordinary statue of a dead man. The youths are sick and they should pay with their lives..Rip young man

Quit posting like a vampire

Chia, Igbo amaka




Underreporting

Shalomc:

Did God send him to destroy the ruler's statue?

Shalom!

malificent:
Killing him was not enough, they still went to burn down his father's bungalows. Asif the death of his son wasn't enough to grieve over. Even if he did wrong knocking down the statue of a monarch, what happened to asking him to pay fines or fund the erection of a new one?

Lawless land, bloodthirsty citizens. None of them a saint on his own. Let the blood of the slain judge.

And the stupid and foolish Nigerian police are yet to make any arrest.
What kind of Country is Nigeria where there's no regards and value to human life?
Honestly , Nigeria is a Zoo Country.
Remember if you don't raise voices and condemn all this barbaric acts,it may be you or your relative portion one day.

Thesame ebonyi youth will come to nl and claim northern youth are illiterate

did my service year in dat LG,n i must say dat d rate at whc dis people hold onto dia cultural and traditional belief is ridiclous,remeber how dey killed one of dia own during my service year in ekoli in d xm afikpo south LG simply cos he couldnt hide himself on time wen a "youth-cut" whc he was suppose to belong to but refused to do so for his own personal believes was passing,later learnt dat d guy dey killed was d only child of d parents,i must say dat apart from d aweful traditions dey hold unto even in dis modern era, d people r rily wonderful and accomodating set of people

See barbarism at its peak!

Hope they would be able to do this on fulani herdsmen should they come visiting?


But pastor why pull down the late monarch's statue? What has it to do with your preaching? That was pure over zealousness on your part.


You should have restricted yourself to the ecclesiastical matters than adopting this high handedness and sheer bravado!


RIP Pastor

Shalomc:

Did God send him to destroy the ruler's statue?

Just a mere statue.

Ordinary status is now valued more than the life of a human being. they must b visited by carma