Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap Delta pastor, kill wife
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked a pastor Prophet Jay Jay Enejeta, in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.
Enejeta who is the General Overseer of Faith Fasting and Prayer Ministry in the university town was whisked away by the hoodlums during the operation which left his wife, Faith dead.
Community sources said the incident happened on Thursday night while the cleric and his wife were on their way home in his Lexus SUV.
The gunmen opened fire on his vehicle as he was approaching home.
Bullets were said to have shattered the front passenger right side front door window glass of his car and hit the wife on her neck and head.
According to sources, the cleric was abducted by the gunmen, while his wife died on the spot.
Her body was deposited in a morgue in the university community.
It could not be ascertained if the cleric was hit by a bullet, but the path the criminals carried him through was littered with blood.
The Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP Edafe Bright, confirmed the incident on Friday in Asaba.
Edafe said security operatives alongside local vigilante members have intensified the search for the cleric.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK