During a deliverance service at a church in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, a mentally unstable man, brought in for deliverance, reportedly attacked a worshipper with a machete.
The man was alleged to have
picked up a cutlass from the church altar and given the worshiper a deep cut.
The victim was rushed to a
hospital, where he was said to be responding to treatment.
A source who revealed the story
said, “The man of God claimed he could
heal the mad man and started praying.
“As
the prayers were ongoing, the insane man, during a struggle with the pastor and
other members of the church picked up a cutlass from the altar and wounded one
of the worshippers.
“The
suspected unsound mind has been taken to the hospital for psychiatric
evaluation and medication.”
Police
authorities confirmed this in a press release by the spokesperson of the state
police command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, saying: “Preliminary information reveals
that the man of God claimed he could heal the madman and started praying.
“As
the prayers were ongoing, the insane man, during a struggle with the pastor and
other members/witnesses, picked up a cutlass from the altar and wounded one of
the members.
“Furthermore,
the suspected unsound mind has been taken to the hospital for psychiatric
evaluation and medication, and his relatives are under interrogation in safe
custody. Further details shall be communicated.”
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