Ministry aka Holy Ghost Deliverance centre located at Okwanga Street
in the Egor LGA are of Edo State. According to reports, the man's family
brought him to the church for spiritual cleansing a day before he died
after battling an undisclosed ailment for sometime.
During the deliverance session the next day, which the man - with a
mental illness - had reportedly shown interest in participating in, he
died. Witnesses claim the man's legs and hands were tied and at some
point he was thrown on the hard floor. Some say he fell on a hard
object and hit his head. He was bleeding from the head when he was
rushed to the hospital. (picture above).
His sister however said he was beaten to death by those that were
delivering him. She said they kept hitting him after removing his
clothes, poured a bucket of water on him and tied him up. The church
told the family it was the usual practice...but Ekhator died.
After youths of the area heard what happened, they descended on the
church, and vandalized the property. The police has since gotten
involved and are now investigating what led to the man's death.
Photo credit: Punch