Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Some Youths in Kankia town in Kankia local government area of Katsina State on Tuesday killed a 50-year-old ECWA church pastor, Dike Ocha, over an alleged murder of six-year-old girl, Fatima Yusuf. They also went ahead to set the church and the pastor’s house ablaze.
It was gathered that Fatima had been declared missing for four days, but her dead body was later found close to the residence of the pastor.
The body of the six-year-old was found mutilated, with the private parts removed.
The youth mischievously concluded that the body was dumped by the pastor and hence, attacked him.
He was reportedly rescued and rushed to the hospital, but his attackers followed him to the hospital where they killed him and set his corpse ablaze.
Confirming the incident to journalists, the Katsina State commissioner of police, Muhammad Hurdi, said the attackers presumed the pastor to be the killer of the girl and so, took the laws into their hands by setting him ablaze.
Hurdi said the Eze Igbos of Kankia who was at the residence of the pastor at the time of the attack escaped narrowly, as he was also
attacked by the rampaging youths, adding that the eze’s properties were set ablaze by youths who removed his properties and set it on
fire.
attacked by the rampaging youths, adding that the eze’s properties were set ablaze by youths who removed his properties and set it on
fire.
“It is unthinkable to assume that the pastor having killed the girl for whatever purpose, would go ahead to dump her body near his house. This is the work of some mischief-makers who wanted to create the impression that the pastor committed the crime. But we will investigate the matter to bring perpetrators to book,” Hurdi enthused.
