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A chorister at a pentecostal church
\nsimply identified as Mr success was last Sunday shot death by suspected gunmen.<\/p>\n
DAILY POST reports that the incident happened on the fateful day at about 8 am.<\/p>\n
It gathered that the church is located around Murtala Mohammed Way, Benin City.<\/p>\n
It was also gathered that the deceased and other worshippers were reportedly taking their Sunday school\u2019s teaching when the gunmen stormed the church.<\/p>\n
DAILY POST further gathered that the victim was said to have received a telephone call, and stepped out of the church hall, apparently to attend to the caller.<\/p>\n
A witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity said immediately the victim stepped out, one of the assailants held him by his waist within the church premises.<\/p>\n
According to him, in the ensuing confusion, Success was wrestled to the ground while another assailant emerged and shot him dead.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe gunmen thereafter collected his (success) mobile phone before fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incident reportedly threw the worshippers into confusion and wailing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll efforts to revive the victim was unsuccessful as he was pronounced dead at a private medical facility he was rushed to for medicare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident, said investigation is on to arrest the perpetrators.<\/p>\n
Gunmen kills chorister in Benin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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