Senior Pastor, High Impact Christian Centre, Sapele, Delta State, Pastor Wilson Okotie has died of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) complications.
The Herald learnt that the pastor died at 6:40 pm on Monday after being smuggled into a private hospital in Sapele, against COVID-19 protocol.
Pastor Okotie, whose church is located along Akintola Road, Opposite Ita Lane, Sapele, was said to have developed symptoms of the virus on Thursday night.
He was reportedly rushed to a clinic in Warri, from where he was referred to Treasurehold Specialist Hospital along Ugbeyiyi road in Sapele, which admitted and had been secretly managing his condition against COVID-19 protocol.
However, the monitoring team of the Delta State Ministry of Health reportedly got wind of the matter and closed down the hospital, after discovering that two COVID-19 patients were being managed in the hospital.
Vanguard reported that the pastor died while awaiting evacuation after the hospital’s closure by Dr Richard Ikwuogu, incident manager of the COVID-19 response team, who led the Delta State Ministry of Health Epidemiology inspection/monitoring of health facilities team.
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Some persons believed to be Pastor Okotie’s family members were said to have attacked an ambulance that visited the hospital to evacuate the remains of the late pastor.