A 45-year-old man identified as Osayande Ekhator, met his death during a deliverance service at Holy Ghost Deliverance Centre, also called Hope Ministry located at Uselu Quarters in Egor LG, Edo State.
His family had taken him to the church for spiritual cleansing when the incident occurred.
Speaking to reporters, the father of the deceased, Pa Ekhator, said that he suspected that the deliverance went wrong when his son was thrown to the ground, with his hands and legs tied.
“They forced him and tied him up, as usual, and threw him down. From there, they carried a bucket of water and poured it on his body. The mother asked why. They said that was what they usually did; that after struggling, they wanted him to have some rest. After about five minutes, she came out crying that Osayande was dead,” he said.
A sister of the victim, who spoke in confidence, alleged that the victim was “beaten to death”.
She said the “killers” also planned to deposit his remains at a mortuary.
“They beat him to death. They removed his clothes, bathed him and clothed him.They said they wanted to take him to a mortuary. But we refused.”
According to a resident, there were bloodstains on the head of the deceased.
“I think he was hit on the head. I saw blood on his head when his body was placed in a vehicle,” the resident said.
The Pastor, Mrs. Isoken Ekundaye, however denied the allegations saying several “lunatics” had been healed in the church.
“We don’t kill here; we don’t beat here. If they bring insane people, we heal them,” she said.
Some youths in the area however invaded the church and destroyed its property.
Confirming the incident, Police spokesman Stephen Onwochei, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), said the pastor had been arrested and the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for investigation.
*Original reportage by The Nation, rewritten here *
OMG...Too angry to find the right words!..WTF.
This is for u people that always go from church to church looking for deliverance. I can't deal abeg.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahaha!
DeleteSound a funny to me..
RIP to the dead.
Sounds*
DeleteTell them o. Miracle seekers
DeleteCelestial church of Christ and Cherubim and seraphim, take note!!!!
DeleteNa so I hear say una dey use broom beat witch commot for una members body
I don't know why people don't learn
Read your Bible and be familiar with the word of God, all these fake pastors everywhere will not deceive you.
@Galore
Nawa oooo all these factors me their yeye deliverance programs. What could they possibly deliver you off. Only gullible people fall gor cheap miracles - what that pastor can do you can do as well. God is everywhere - can I tell you He lives in you???
Deletesound a funny to me? *sigh*
DeleteHahahahaha....
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny....
OMG!!...
Rip to the dead!!...
Lmao...
What is so funny abt the news of smones death?
DeleteNot funny at all!
DeleteFunny as in ??????? ohhhh so insentitive of you mad am.
DeleteSharumi
Hahah.. I don laff die. Choi.. Wen d church no b cele... Lwkmd
DeleteThis lunatic, please tell what is funny about someone dying.
DeleteNigerians carry church for head crown, yet the worst on earth are here...
ReplyDeleteSo when he was being beaten what we're the parents doing? Then reach uselu instead if them to put am for mad people's home na church them see.
DeleteThis country this pure lack of education or enlightenment, we are too back ward he could have been suffering from something else or take him to a mental health facilities
DeleteHmmm nawa oo y would his relatives take him for such demonic cleansing? See what it has resulted to. May his soul RIP.
ReplyDeleteLol...deliverance gone wrong!!! You took ur son for deliverance and he was tied hands and legs? He was a lunatic? No to say biko
ReplyDeleteKai wht nonsense! He should be arrested mbok
ReplyDeleteDeliverance gone wrong!
ReplyDeleteIgnorance and illetracy. ........been killing people since 500 BC. RIP to the dead .
DeleteYes I saw the news on tv,I jst pity the family of the deceased...
ReplyDeleteOriegwu!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe person that took/. Suggested about the whole thing should also be arrested.
ReplyDeleteNawa oooh
Ngwanu. Deliverance gone wrong.
ReplyDeletewow wow wow... gone are the days i believed in all these deliverance nd stuff. Fast and pray with faith, hold vigils in ur room, don't hold grudges and you won't have to struggle to be happy. Well, rip bro.
ReplyDeleteNo ohhh 'not gone at those days'.. Lol.. Deliverance is good, but go to a good church.
DeleteWell said. That's is the only way forward fast and pray with a clean heart.
DeleteDeliverance gone wrong! How can you beat somone to death in the name of deliverance huh? There is more to this
ReplyDelete#richbee#
Naa wa o,wetin person no go hear.
ReplyDeleteAll theses fake fake churches....na wa
ReplyDeleteSmtcheeeww nonsense!!
ReplyDeleteSo sad
ReplyDeleteDeliverance gone wrong
RIP
K-Legged Story!
ReplyDeleteExactly wot i tot too.
Deleteall them people that go for all this shit should take note
ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
Mschew! umu "banana" churches a ndi mmadu na ga ime deliverance, odikwa egwu o! *smh* Btw wot ws d woman delivering him frm? I think d deliverer shud b subjected t such deliverance make she c as e dey b f body.
ReplyDeleteEndtime churches.
ReplyDeleteI think in the process of falling under the 'anointing', he must have hit his head, being that he was tied up, he couldn't control the fall. Pity.
ReplyDeleteMost of these churches that 'cure' mad people do beat them, but not with wood/iron (can't beat my chest on that), usually with koboko. I used to have one in my hometown, and I've seen them beat these 'mad' people.
If only we realize that everything is not spiritual, psychiatric homes/hospitals with trained staff are there for a reason. Rest in peace young man, I hope the police will do a proper investigation, and punish those that needs to be punished.
Aahaa! Tied his legs and hands and threw him to the ground like coconut. What kind of wicked deliverance is that, now that he's dead their eyes have opened
ReplyDeleteI never saw where anyone was flogged or beaten in the bible, even the evil spirits were commanded out by Jesus, this Christianity we are practising we should be very very careful...RIP to the dead!
ReplyDeleteWhy would I go for deliverance or have a family of mine go for deliverance and be tied hand and legs? And to imagine they even beat the poor man to death.... these people no hold joy o. The first step has been taken,he's been arrested and justice must prevail
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity.
ReplyDeleteRIP to d dead.
Dis is wat u get, wen u r looking for what is not lost.
ReplyDeleteAny church you see a woman as a Head Pastor, run faster. God will keep exposing these people but the truth is, some of us won't hear.
ReplyDeleteThe family open eyes see wen dey tie e hands nd legs yet dey nor talk. Go to the right places to do deliverance ohhh!
ReplyDeletefake pastors everywhere,just smh.RIP to the dead
ReplyDeletethe best deliverance is the one u kneel and ask for God's help!..no 1 can pray u out of any situation. o ma shey ooh!..dat 1 jus die like chicken nau
ReplyDeleteDeliverance gone wrong. They should read the Bible very well and see where Jesus beat anyone while casting out demons from them.
ReplyDeleteAm sure it is a white garment church. Na so so beat with brooms them sabi.
This one na confirm GBESE!
ReplyDeleteGood for them, gullible Nigerians keep falling for the so called nonsense deliverance.
ReplyDeleteWe Christians no dey get sense again . Anything the pastor says is right. We forget that most of them are not even from God. God has given us the power of knowing right and wrong yet we choose not to use our common sense.
ReplyDeletenothing wrong in going for deliverance.....mad people have been delivered in churches...some of you here have even gone for deliverance so its not deliverance that is the issue but how and where you go for it.....we need wisdom to know where to go for solutions
ReplyDeleteNawa Oooº° deliverance gone wrong,may he RIP,probably he hit hi head so hard somewhere during d delverance,but come to think of it why would they tie his hands n legs,since they command the spirit of insanity out,the should hv freed him n command his spirit to be still while d deliverance was going on,anyway I think his time on earth is up,may God accept his soul
ReplyDeleteAll this fake pastors are causing havoc in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteChoi, @galore, broom keh?
ReplyDeleteMay his soul RIP
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