Pastor commits suicide after lover jilted him

A pastor of a Pentecostal Church (name withheld) in Nnewi, Anambra State, Pastor Prosper Igboke, has committed suicide after he was jilted by his lover.

The 30-year-old pastor, it was gathered, committed suicide by jumping from a two-storey building in Nnewi.

The cleric, who hailed from Leru community in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, was said to have trained his lover in the university after which she declined his marriage proposal.

A relative of the deceased, who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity on Saturday, said the pastor was buried on Friday, August 25, 2023.

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He said: “The incident happened last month. The man (Igboke) 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 this age and a pastor can do this.

“He was eventually buried in his community on Friday.”

Speaking on the incident, the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the incident was not reported at the police command.

The Star