According to a report by Vanguard, the gunmen, in a motorcycle, trailed the pastor from a bank where he had gone to withdraw N3million for the church, fired shots into the air, which sent people scampering for safety.
Witnesses said Pastor Okpokpo tried to escape when it became obvious that he was the target. He reportedly slowed down on reaching a bad spot in the road, and that was when the hoodlums shot at the tyres of the Chosen vehicle he was driving, which caused the car to stop.
One of the gunmen then got down from their motorbike, walked to the vehicle and shot Pastor Okpokpo in the stomach. He was said to have waited to ensure that Okpokpo was no longer breathing before he took the nylon bag containing the money, went back to his two colleagues in the motorbike and they all took off.
Residents were said to have rushed to the scene then raised an alarm when they found out that the victim was wearing the Lord’s Chosen reflective jacket. Some of them were said to have alerted members of the church, who rushed him to the church’s clinic at Ijesha.
When news of the tragedy filtered in, those who knew him wept uncontrollably. It was learnt that a prayer session aimed at resurrecting him reportedly took place between 12.30p.m. and 8p.m. Some of the church members thought that the gunmen could have been hired assassins and not robbers.
The Lagos State Police Command said it had begun investigation into the murder.
Okpokpo’s body has been taken to his home town in Amizi, Ikwuano Local Government Area of Umuahia of Abia
Source: Vanguard
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Rip. Wicked world
Rip
Quite unfortunate
Oh dear!
EHYA...RIP MAN...TOMJERRYSWIT
May his soul rest in peace.
I pray his assailants are apprehended and made to face justice.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Rip
Tragic! May his soul rest in peace.
OMG! Tins lik dis r usually trace to an insider who knows him in out. I pray God grant his family d fortitude to bear their loss. RIP to him.
Hmm hoodlums be testing God.
~D great anonymous!
A prayer session to resurrect him? Some of these religious bigots needs to wake up to reality.
May his soul rest in peace.
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May his soul RIP
RIP 2 d dead.but ejo lowonu(snake get hand inside)
Rip
O dear!!! It'll neva be well wif this pple. RIP pastor, sure u r in a beta place.
The already planned to kill him by the look of things.
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May his soul rest in peace
May his soul rest in peace dis things happen in a big church with large members.it was an assassination somebody has been eyeing his position for a long time the robbery was just a distraction his second in command or deputy is a suspect.and d issue of trying to resurrect him common guys dat is just over reaching.lords chosen is known for dis act countless time dey hav done it and failed God will raise who HE chose to raise rip pastor if ur geniue then paradise is yours
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May his soul RIP....
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Hmmmmm heartless criminals how can someone just kill a man of God in cold ❄ Blood!!!! The man 👨 shouldn't have tried escaping There is God oooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Hmmmmm heartless criminals how can someone just kill a man of God in cold ❄ Blood!!!! The man 👨 shouldn't have tried escaping There is God oooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Too bad
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Hmmmmm heartless criminals how can someone just kill a man of God in cold ❄ Blood!!!! The man 👨 shouldn't have tried escaping There is God oooooooooooooooooooooooo
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this is what will continue to happen if all our religious leader kept quite n accomodate all our corrupt leaders we have in nigeria
Pastors stop taking peoples tithe and offering,The 419 people in this business becareful,Because the way boys are not smiling this days shows pastors have to reduce the way they scam people all in the name of making miracle
May his soul Rest In Peace
WOW....THIS ROBBERS, A MAN OF GOD...RIP
Y shoot him naa? Rest in peace pastor
May ur soul rip Dee emeka...its really sad
RIP.
The second sentence in the 6th paragraph though.
eh eh him no talk that thing 3 times? na wa o
The bulletproof wey dem dey wear no dey work again?
God will surely expose them....RIP!
RIP pastor
I thought that their reflective jacket was bullet proof...smh..resurrection???...when will this church ever learn
Mercy Lord, rip pastor
RIP!
Where is God of choosen?
Why wear a reflective jacket to withdraw large amount of cash??? And was withdrawing 3million in cash absolutely necessary?
Nawa o! U must be jobless indeed.
Resurrection though, some people's faith is bigger than the whole planet. This is the reason the government is trying to solidly implement the cashless policy, I don't even see why anyone should withdraw that much cash when you can transfer to different accounts
May his soul and d souls of the faihtful departed through d mercy of the lord rest in peace AMEN.
God pls save us frm enemies within, and around us mostly frm untimely deaths. RIP to him.
it is unfortunate the level of internal security we have in Nigeria. Policing needs to improve in Nigeria. apple junction is a popular and busy place and a crime spot, why is there no police patrol point at this location? beyond this, where is the so called lagos state CCTV camera project? a criminal without hood will shoot an innocent person dead and walk away freely and will never be found or arrested. we need to seriously address this fundamental issue. Nigeria cannot attract the required level of investment without improving on internal security. police are actually lacking and incapacitated in this manner. until police DPOs start getting appraised or measured based on lower crime statistics, they will not do their constitutional role effectively. They are all sleeping and snoring. it is only God that protects his people. I wish the slain man of God safe journey. There was a country.
Rest his soul! Touch not my anointed and do my apostles no harm!!!
Dumb Fuck.
So sad, RIP
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Pls tell me u got paid for this?
MTSHEWWEEWWWWWW
Lol resurrection ko,ressucitation ni.He should have screamed 'i am chosen' na.afterall,na bulletproof jackect.#extremists.mtchwwww better news please!
Na wah ooo
Sad, rest in peace pastor.
Looks like an assaissination. May he RIP
LORD HAVE MERCY!!!! ALL THESE WICKED ARMED MEN/ASSASSIN....RIP
LORD HAVE MERCY!!!! ALL THESE WICKED ARMED MEN/ASSASSIN....RIP SIR
In peace pastor biko rest!
Live by the gun die by the gun...it will catch up wth u somday.
This church was once in the news for the wrong reasons when their two top leaders accused each other of corruption. Mouka and one other guy. The other guy claimed to have invested more than 200million in the business (yes, that's what it is). Mouka denied this and termed him a thief. They played out a very sordid episode. Yet, perpetual morons troupe in to these con men for whatever reason. Just imagine them praying to bring him to life! What exactly is wrong with these penticostal rascals? The other one said he drove on an empty tank to Lagos! And some idiots believed him. Where were these so called pastors when we had Ebola? Religion is the major factor stifling African development. I feel nothing when harm befalls Nigerian pastorpreneurs because they've really destroyed other people's lives. Ndi oshi. To begin with, his members said he was thought to be in another town for a crusade, but he was right there with them in Lagos carrying the millions he extorted from peasant Igbo women selling cray fish and akamu, and Igbo plumbers and bricklayers (these are the core of this church).
Chaiii..What a bad news..RIP Man Of God..Killers please repent oooo...Please, there is no gain in killing your fellow human being..please Repent, to avoid facing the wrath of God soon..
Royal priesthood weldone!
Why wouldn't they just collect the money and go their way?? Must they kill him?? This is very sad. R.I.P Mr. Chukwuemeka.
May His Soul Rest In Perfect Peace
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Maybe he did. No one is there to confirm that. It's only God that saves.
Informat 4rn d church..Rip pastor
may his soul rest in peace
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Rip to him.....
Ehyaa it quiet unfortunate. May hez soul rst in peace!! Nd grant d family d fortitude to bear d grt loss!!
" Mr youngbarox say so"
Ehyaa it quiet unfortunate. May hez soul rst in peace!! Nd grant d family d fortitude to bear d grt loss!!
" Mr youngbarox say so"
Choooowseen!
RIP Man of God.
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They shld investigate d bankers cos my Frd once withdraw money & b4 u knw it robbers crossed him & too d money meanwhile he didn't tell anybody he was going to bank he went bak to d bank & got hold of d lady dat paid him & started shouting, at once d lady's fone rang & she was forced to answer lo & behold it was those robbers shouting we don do am o com collect ur share later .... That's how he recovered d money bak & d banker was arrested...my pain now is dat d guy died & Cldnt say if he told anyone were he was going to.... Secondly I doubt if it is hired assassin cos they hardly take anytin frm their victim....
Lord have mercy...
You're a fool. Bringing good up on such a sombre post. Someone died for pete's sake.
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My thoughts too anselmprecious,he shouldn't have tried to escape. afterall,its not his money. Rip sir,you are a matyre.
RIP PASTOR we pray that God will fight 4 U and the people tht did dis must suffer 4 it.
Don't think he was killed for his position. Someone obviously knew about the cash and organised the robbery.
RIP MAN OF GOD
God will surely fight for you... They ve just dug their grave. RIP pastor
This is sad! May his soul rest in peace....
This is pure assignation; there was no argument or disagreement between him and the robbers. If it is armed robbers they would have collect the money and leave him alive. Whosoever that was eying his position in the church have already concluded with the assassin. The same person knew he was going to the bank.
Yes its an inside job, there is a Judas that the devil has used and that person will die in depression
As in ehn
U ar such a big fool so bcos dey held a prayer session to resurrect him now makes dem religious bigot? Think bfor u talk anumpama
Blunt or whatever u call urself, shut the trap up. That you don't believe in what they believe in doesn't make u a superior person and in no way gives u the right to call them names. They're exercising their fundamental right. Don't arrogate to yourself the imperial status of an all knowing being. Meanwhile, while u wallow in your self acclaimed superiority, please allow them the freedom to believe in whatever ever they want to believe in. Stop calling others names for their religious beliefs. Pathetic!!
I think an insider is involved, how did d get to know he was goin to d bank dat day? I smell a rat..RIP dear pastor.
Punishement of God is awaiting
May is soul RIP
RIP to the pastor.May his soul rest in peace. Amen.
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Dis is really sad, RIP pastor
Shut the fuck up and face the issue. Idiot! Senseless goat.
If that was a joke, trust me it's dry... Immature fool.
RIP pastor may God fight ur battle those who have hands in ur death will pay for it
So sad.
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