The Imo police command’s spokesperson, SP Mike Abattam, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, noted that Onyekwuru, 62, was trying to prevent Obumneke Onyemechileuzo from stabbing his wife, Ogechi Onyemechileuzo, during a fight between the couple when he was allegedly killed.
A Redeemed Christian Church of God senior pastor, Thompson Onyekwuru, has been stabbed to death while separating fight between a couple in Umukoto Nekede Owerri, Imo State.Abattam noted that the husband, Obumneke, later died of a gunshot wound he sustained, adding that on arrival at the scene, the police team saw the suspect seriously beating his wife and threatening to stab her.
“On arrival at the scene, the police team saw the suspect seriously beating his wife, threatening to stab her; the police ran to prevent him from stabbing his wife. However, the pastor and the suspect were confirmed dead after they were rushed to Rosana hospital, where the doctor on call referred the victims to Human Race Hospital.
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