A pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Pastor David Musa, has been killed by his kidnappers after collecting N1 million in ransom in Kogi State.
According to reports, the late Pastor Musa, who was abducted on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Obajana, under the Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, was later killed on Tuesday.
Narrating how the pastor was killed, a member of the church identified as Mary said, “The pastor went to his farm that ugly day.
“So, his wife was waiting for him to return home, but she didn’t see her husband.
“When night fell, the wife raised the alarm, and the church members, including residents of the community, went to his farm to search for him.
“It was then that they discovered that the pastor had been kidnapped.
“The abductors got in touch with the family, demanding N20 million. Since the church and the family could not raise such an amount of money, they pleaded with the kidnappers, and they reduced the ransom to N1 million.
“The kidnappers insisted that when they would be bringing the money, the church should come along with recharge cards, chicken, and many alcoholic drinks for their consumption.
Two members of the church were sent to deliver the money and the items requested by the kidnappers.
“When they got to the kidnappers’ den, they saw our pastor alive. They now instructed our pastor and the two other church members who brought the money to start going home.
“Unfortunately, they later called the pastor to come back, and he did as instructed because he knew that there was no way he could run from their place since his abductors were holding sophisticated weapons.
“When he was coming back to them, they immediately shot at him, and he died on the spot. They later brought his lifeless body back to Obajana.”
The entire church and community are in grief as a result of the catastrophe.
It was also learned that the news of the pastor’s murder was initially shared on the church’s social media platform on Wednesday morning.
The short message read, “It is with a heavy heart, but in total submission to the will of God, that I write to inform you that the abductors of our brother, Pastor Musa David, have killed him after collecting a ransom of N1 million last night.
“Let our prayers be with the family, the church, and the DCC in this trying moment.”
David was previously in charge of the ECWA Bishara in Ajaokuta. His heinous murder has heightened fear among his church and the state as a whole.
Meanwhile, the event was confirmed by the Kogi State Police Command on Thursday afternoon. SP William Ovye Aya, the state police public relations officer, told our correspondent that the command has launched an investigation into the event and that those responsible will be detained and prosecuted.
