A Catechist at St. Martins Parish Mbape, Shangev-Ya Adikpo Deanery in Kwande local government area of Benue State, is now at large following the death of a
According to him, the fugitive Catechist kept the corpse and arranged with a motorcycle rider popularly called ‘Okada’ to help him carry the corpse to a location where he can bury the victim but luck ran out of him and he was caught.Also, a native of the community, who simply identified himself as Terhemba, told journalists on Tuesday that the incident happened last Saturday.According to him, “the Catechist, who was assigned to work at St.
“To conceal this, the Catechist hid the dead body inside his room until nightfall so he could take the body out of the village and possibly run away.“Unfortunately for him, he was caught while trying to carry the body out of the village but he later escaped in the melee that ensued,” Terhemba narrated.While stating that the identity of the victim was yet to be ascertained, Terhemba, however, added that the young girl hailed from a neighbouring community.
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