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Gunmen Kills Pastor Emeka Evans Unaegbu During Night Vigil Inside His Church In Abuja

Unknown gunmen have killed Reverend Emeka Evans Unaegbu inside his church called Goodnews Power Assembly International located in the Nyanya-Jikwoyi area of Abuja.

It was learnt that Reverend Unaegbu was attacked by the assailants on Tuesday night while he was conducting a night vigil alone in his church,

The cleric was found half-dead the following morning, Wednesday, but he died on the way to the hospital.

Friends and family have taken to Facebook to pen down their tributes.

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KanyiDaily had reported how gunmen invaded a Seventh-Day Adventist church and kidnapped a pastor and three of his members while live service was ongoing in Haiti.

Tobias Sylvester

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