30-YEAR-OLD Pastor Prosper Obum Igboke has reportedly committed su!c!de in Nnewi, Anambra State.
Sources said the Pentecostal church pastor jumped down from a two-storey building, dying instantly after he was jilted by his lover.
A relative of the deceased, who spoke to reporters under the condition of anonymity, said the man had trained his lover through the university, after which she declined his marriage proposal.
“The incident happened last month. The man was 30 years old at the time of his death. His girlfriend, whom he intended to marry disappointed him after seeing her through the university.
“He jumped down from a two-storey building and died. I am surprised that a man of this age and a pastor can do this.”
The source said the man would be buried in a forest for committing sacrilege according to the tradition of Leru Autonomous Community of Umunneochi Local Government Area in Abia State. Pastor Prosper Obum Igboke was eventually buried on Friday 25th August in a bush in his community, the source added.
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