Dunamis Pastor dies, worshippers injured after church building collapse
…..Gov Alia visits site
A Dunamis Church located at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue State capital has collapsed.
PERISCOPE NIGERIA gathered indicated that the incident which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, left a pastor of the church dead as the building caved in on him.
According to sources, four individuals, including the pastor, were observing prayers inside the church building when the incident occurred.
However, the other three individuals escaped the wreckage but with serious injuries.
Residential buildings and electricity infrastructure around the building were affected by the collapse.
While the cause of the incident is still unclear, when contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Police Command, Anene Sewuese Catherine, said she was not aware of the incident.,
Our correspondent observed that police operatives from the ‘C’ Division, North Bank, were already on the ground as emergency officials were on their way to the scene of the collapsed church building.
Meanwhile, Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has visited the site to commiserate with the church and families involved.
Alia assured that government authorities would unravel the cause of the collapse.
