Delta Police Command Spokesperson, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident on Wednesday in Asaba. He said the incident happened on the evening of Sunday, November 19. He revealed that the pastor, who will not be named, had been in a hotel with the girl when he started gasping for breath and the girl raised the alarm thereby alerting hotel workers to the incident. Aniamaka added that the victim’s wife reported the incident to the police that same day.
The police spokesperson said: "The incident happened last Sunday evening. We learnt the pastor took the girl, who is said to be 19 years of age to the hotel room. While they were in the room after some few minutes, the girl reportedly raised alarm which attracted workers in the hotel, who rushed into the room to find the pastor dead. The wife of the pastor was called to the scene of the incident, where he met her husband stone dead. She subsequently reported the matter to the Police Division in Kwale."
Aniamaka said the police have launched an investigation into the incident and an autopsy would be conducted to determine the cause of death.
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