Onwuka accused Pastor Elijah Ayodele of having a hand in the drowning of his only three children. “I want the government to ask Ayodele why he should dig a shallow pit inside a compound where children are and failed to cover it. That simply means he had an ulterior motive. All I want is justice. “My wife and I are dead already. These boys were the only children we had. They ate with me, cleaned my shoes and prayed for me, which made me happy. Somebody called me and said my three boys were dead, just like that. How do I ever begin to think of it?” he lamented.
The deceased children whose names were given as, Emmanuel, 7, Bob-Martins 5 and Patrick 3 years, are suspected to have been pushed into a pit, believed to be a well allegedly dug by Pastor Elijah Ayodele of the Redeemed Christian Church of God while playing with his children.
Weekly Trust gathered that when the mother of the children, Mrs. Stella Onwuka arrived the scene after she was alerted of the incident, she called for help but the pastor refused to come to her aid and was said to have remained indoors despite repeated calls for help, only to come out 30 minutes later when the children had died. The Rivers state Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Ben Uwuebulem, has assured that the police will get to the root of the matter.
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