Unknown gunmen, Monday, shot dead Lagos State Coordinator of The
Lord’s Chosen Charis-matic Revival Ministries, Pastor Chukwuemeka Okpokpo, at
Apple Junction, Amuwo Odofin area of the state.
The gunmen, said to have used a
motorcycle, reportedly trailed the deceased from a Diamond Bank branch, where
he had gone to withdraw N3 million for the church.
They reportedly fired shots into the
air, which sent other road users and passers-by scampering for safety.
Reports said Pastor Okpokpo tried to
escape when it became obvious that he was the target.
He reportedly slowed down on reaching a
bad spot in the road, and the hoodlums shot at the tyres of the Chosen vehicle
he was driving, bringing the vehicle to an abrupt halt.
He was said to have waited to ensure that Okpokpo was no longer breathing before he took the nylon bag containing the money, went back to his two colleagues in the motorbike and they zoomed off.One of the gunmen then alighted from their motorbike, walked to the vehicle and shot Pastor Okpokpo in the stomach.
Fear-stricken residents were said to
have rushed to the scene and raised alarm on discovering that the victim was
wearing the Lord’s Chosen reflective jacket.
Some of them were said to have alerted
members of the church, who rushed him to the church’s clinic at Ijesha.
When news of the tragedy filtered in,
those who knew him wept uncontrollably, dispelling the report as rumour, while
some said he was still in Ogun State, where he had gone to organise a crusade.
Meanwhile, Lagos State Police Command said it
had begun investigation into the killing. The command said it was too early to
say if it was a case of robbery or assassination.
A police source, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, told Vanguard: “We are leaving all avenues open in our
investigation.”
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