A Suspected robbers have killed a pastor and his wife while they were returning from NKST Church World-wide Choir
conference held at Jaki, Kwande LGA of Benue state on Friday
According to an Eyewitness, The pastor who arrived with a Toyota car, was shot by unknown gunmen.
"I stopped at Gawa at about 8:14 this
morning to buy some foodstuffs on my way to Bali to buy yams when some
youngmen walked to men saying its better to getthe yams in the evening
when the market is closing. Little did I know I was the target. Pushing
me to hit the road so they can waste me... Oh God.. The pastor arrived
shortly with a Toyota picnic. They bought yams I even helped to
negotiate with the seller. We took off the same time before I stopped to
excrete. Just seconds we heard gun shots and that was how they wasted
this couple"Ben Dizwa, who confirmed the sad incident, identified the
pastor as Mr. Joseph Tsafa, a retired police inspector who was one of
the participant from NKST Nachi-Bali Classis in Taraba State.
See what he wrote on Facebook below:
"He
left the event venue with his wife, Cecilia Tsafa, the woman leader
(Kwase-hemen) of NKST Nachi-Bali Consistory women Fellowship, and Atese
Anum (a pastor's wife) on Friday evening for Zakibiam where they stayed
through the night. Early this morning,(Saturday) the couple set out for
Bali LGA of Taraba State where they are based. In Katsina-Ala, they
assisted two women who were heading towards their direction making their
number, five in the vehicle.At about 9am on Saturday morning of 3rd
December, 2016, they passed a place called Gidan Gawa along Katsina-Ala
—Takum road in Taraba State. There is a portion of road that is terribly
bad that vehicles must slow down to avoid accident or damage, so they
also slowed down.
Strangely, some armed young men came out of
the bush and ordered them to stop and they simply obeyed. The came forth
and demanded for money from Mr Tsafa. What really happened that led to a
gun shot could not be ascertained by even eye witness but it is thought
that the man had no enough money for them having stay away for nearly
two weeks which they become annoyed and shot him still on the steering.
The
bullet shot at the man penetrated and also killed his wife who was
seated in the front seat. The remaining three persons who were seated at
the back seat were not shot, they were searched and valuables taking
away from them. As I write, the corpses of the couple has been deposited
at a mortuary in Zakibiam, Ukum LGA."
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