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The pastor of a local church in Ibaji local government area of Kogi state has been beaten to a coma after he refused to allow a masquerade enter into his church.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, angry youths numbering about 20 on Monday night, March 1, beat up the pastor identified as Michael Samson of United Evangelical Church, in Iyano community.
Further reports by Kogi In Focus say trouble started when the pastor had in the afternoon, denied the youths access to the church with their masquerade while they were performing a ceremony.
Angered by the pastor’s resistance, the youths returned at night with weapons, which they used to attack the pastor while he was asleep.