Kogi: Kidnappers gunned down Dunamis Pastor, abducted presiding pastor, wife along Anyigba-Enugu road

An assistant pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Anyigba in Kogi East Senatorial District, Moses Wada has been killed by the suspected kidnappers.

He was shot and died instantly, while the presiding pastor, his wife, and several others along the Enugu–Kogi highway on Monday.

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They were said to have been returning to Anyigba after attending a church programme in Nsukka, Enugu State.

An eye witness account narrated that the suspected kidnappers opened fire on the speeding car, but the bullet hit the late Wada and he died instantly.

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Until his death, Moses Wada, an accountant with the Kogi State Agricultural Development Project (ADP) who had just successfully defended his Master’s thesis in Accounting at Kogi State University, Anyigba, was hit and died instantly.

The presiding pastor, his wife and other two members were abducted and taken into the forest.

A close associate, Justice Friday, confirmed the incident in a heartfelt Facebook tribute on Tuesday.

Kogi State Police Command has yet to confirm the incident, while no official statement has been issued by the headquarters of Dunamis International Gospel Centre before filing this report.

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