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Woman slumps, dies while giving testimony in church

The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 55-year old woman, identified as Ifeoma, who slumped and died after sharing a testimony in her church.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday in Lagos said that the incident happened at 8.48 a.m. on Sunday at a church service in Ejigbo area of Lagos State.

Hundeyin said that the zonal accountant of the church reported the incident.

“The accountant reported that during testimony hour in the church, while the service was on, Ifeoma came out singing songs to give her testimony when she suddenly slumped.

“She was quickly taken to a nearby hospital but was referred to a hospital in Isolo where she was confirmed dead,” the spokesperson said.

The image maker said that based on the report, detectives were detailed to visit the hospital with the complainant.

He also said that when the detectives got there, they were told that the husband and family of the deceased had taken the body to her town in Anambra for burial.

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