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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.
Some angry youths numbering about 20 on Monday night beat to coma the clergyman in charge of United Evangelical Church, Pastor Michael Samson, in Iyano
Trouble started when the pastor denied the youths access to the church while they were performing a ceremony with a Masquerade.
Angered by the pastor’s denial, the youths came back, armed with dangerous weapons and descended on the man who was fast asleep.
At the time of filing this report, the pastor was responding to treatment at Idah General Hospital.
A dependable source was quoted to have said the attackers wanted to perform some rituals to the gods of the land which they call “Ane” in Igala land.
The pastor, who was vehemently opposed to that in “God’s house” told them that the church was a mistaken venue for their planned rituals and that they should leave.
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