Henry Ajie, 23; Bright Ajie, 22, Dadison Ogadima, 22, and Sampson Dibia, 30, all of Ohigha village in Rivers State, have confessed to killing Pastor Chukwu Ekere, for preaching repentance. This revelation was made in a statement by the Rivers State Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad.
They also allegedly confessed to kidnapping one Mrs Igila Sunday. After which they raped, strangulated and buried her corpse in shallow grave at Ogbosi. They claimed they killed Ekere for always disturbing them with his preaching of repentance and also for urging them to shun their nefarious activities and accept God.