Unknown gunmen assassinated the founder and head pastor of
Love Fire Ministry, a Pentecostal church located at 3, Ugiagbe street,
off Country Home Motel Road, in Benin, Edo State.
Pastor Godwin Emmanuel popularly known as Prophet Speed, was shot dead on Sunday night along Oko Central road, off Airport road, Benin, Edo state.
Head of media of the church, Festus Edema, who confirmed
the tragic incident to journalists, said the pastor was on his way to
distribute food items to members of the church who are in need and to
drop one of his members at Oko Central road, when he was shot dead by
yet to be identified gunmen, who pretended to be pushing their car that
broke down.
"The man of God stopped for them to pass so that he can
have his way. He never knew that they were the people came to attack
him. So that is how they gave him shots in the chest and the stomach,{"
said Mr Edema.
"Being the strong man, he still tried to put the car in
reverse and as he was reversing the car, he hit the fence and they came
to give him a close range shot that silenced him," Edema added.
Also speaking, a member of the church who identified
himself simply as Pastor Esquire, said the news of the death of cleric
devastated him.
“When I heard about the news of his death, it was
devastating and shocking. It is a painful one, very painful, but God
will give us the strength to go through it," Esquire said.
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