A pastor of a local church in Warri, Delta State, was reportedly shot dead by suspected armed robbers.
The incident happened at about 7 pm, Tuesday in Edjeba area of the oil city.
The victim identified as Kelvin Orumor, is said to be the General Overseer of Kingdom Advancement Christian Centre (KACC), located in Jeddo community, Okpe council area of Delta state.
According to a community source, the cleric had unknowingly walked into the midst of the hoodlums who were robbing a plaza in the neighbourhood.
The source added that the pastor was rushed to a government hospital where he was confirmed dead.
“We heard he walked into them when they were robbing a plaza. They shot him. He died before he got to the hospital,” the source disclosed.
Efforts to get comments from the Delta State Police Command was not successful as calls to the spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya were not answered.
(The Nation)