Hoodlums Invade Church, Shot Pastor’s Wife In Ebonyi

Worshippers at the Power of Pentecostal Church, Okposi Achara, in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi state, were forced to flee the church when unidentified gunmen invaded the place and shot the pastor’s wife, Chinyere Uchechukwu.

Reports gathered that the incident, which took place recently, brought the church service to abrupt end, as members who were at the prayer session, when the hoodlums stormed the arena abandoned their Bibles and other belongings as they scampered for safety.

Elders of the church and youths, who later returned to the church after the gunmen retreated, helped took the pastor’s wife to a nearby hospital, where she was given medical attention.

When contacted, the police public relations officer in the state, DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident, disclosing that the commissioner of police in the state had ordered for full investigation over the shooting.