By Bada Abraham
The Daily Post newspaper reports the tragic story of a man said to be a pastor of a Pentecostal church, Prosper Obum Igboke, who committed suicide in Nnewi, Anambra State.
The report says the 30-year-old cleric jumped from the second floor of a two-storey building after his female lover jilted him.
The deceased’s relative told the newspaper, on the condition of anonymity, that he had trained the lady through the university only for her to decline his marriage proposal.
The relative said:
“The man was 30 years old at the time of his death. His girlfriend, whom he intended to marry disappointed him after seeing her through the university.
“He jumped down from a two- storey building and died. I am surprised that a man of his age and a pastor can do this.”
Igbokwe was buried yesterday, Friday, in a forest because the tradition of the Leru Autonomous Community of Umunneochi LGA in Abia State considers suicide a sacrilege.
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