A gang of angry youth have reportedly killed a cleric and chopped off another man’s left buttocks for preaching repentance to them.
The preacher, Nnamani, was reported to have been dragged to a nearby bush in the night by the gang where he was killed.
Speaking on the incident which occured in Ife, Mkpat Enin LGA of Akwa Ibom State, the Village Head, Chief Saturday Isemin, a retired assistant superintendent of police revealed that the cleric was killed and his body was hidden in the bush while another man, Sunday Akpan was left with no left buttock.
The gang had reportedly threatened to deal with the preacher a few days before he was found dead in the bush behind a primary school.
The Village Head said: “His offence was that he used to disturb them with his preaching. They said that he would be going around asking people to give their lives to Christ.”
Speaking on the Akpan’s chopped left buttock, Isemin noted that the victim of the attack has since been admitted at the Etinan General Hospital where he was receiving treatment.
Isemin further revealed that the problem with Akpan started after the youths locked and beat up the elders who were having an executive council meeting in the hall.
The village youth president, Tony Akpan further noted that the Police in the town have been rendered powerless as the boys wield guns in their presence.
Akpan who could not sit owing to the attack on his left bottock said: “There have been series of problems in our community starting from August 12 last year. We were at an executive meeting at the council hall, when two men left and mobilised some of their members to our meeting place.
“They locked us up and gave all the elders, including me, thorough beating. We couldn’t call the police as they seized our phones. They carted away N305,000 that was in my bag which was supposed to be given to somebody.
“If not for one DSS personnel that wanted to see one of us by coming there, we don’t know what they would have done with us.”