A Pentecostal Church Pastor identified as Prosper Igboke has plunged to his death from a two-storey building in Nnewi, Anambra State.
Igboke took a plunge from the building, hit a hard surface on the ground and died on the spot, according to sources.
He was said to be smarting seriously for weeks from emotional pains due to a failed relationship, after his girlfriend jilted him.
It was also learnt that he had spent so much money from his saving on his girlfriend to give her a university education.
A relative of the deceased said the Pastor who was in his early 30s and hailed from Leru community in Umunneochi Local Government Area, Abia State, had trained his lover in the University, but the lady looked the other way and declined a marriage proposal from him.
The shock – stricken pastor who could no longer cope with the pains of disappointment after days of brooding over the lover’s decision, took the risky step that led to his saddening exit, a source said.
“The incident happened last month. The man was in his early 30s 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 d!ed. I am surprised that a man of this age and a pastor can do this,” the source said.
It was also learnt that the remains of the pastor received an undignified passage in line with the village tradition.
The relative said he was buried in a designated forest for committing what the villagers deemed a taboo – “sacrilege.”
“His people buried him in a bush in his community,” the source added.
Also, Prosper Igboke’s cousin who identified himself as Promise Ikpe, took to the social media to explain what he knew about his relation’s sad end.
“Prosper was my maternal cousin and I received the news of his death on the day of my trad(traditional wedding).When my new wife noticed that I was suddenly moody, while in my uncle’s car, as we were driving back home, she asked me what happened. I told her that I just received sad news, that one of my maternal cousins was dead; he committed suicide.
“When I got home, I started calling other of my cousins. To get the full gist of what happened, no one seems to have the full details. Prosper didn’t relate well with us (his cousins) so no one fully knew what happened.
“Anyway, the day for his funeral was fixed. My mum didn’t want to miss it, so she called and told me to sponsor her trip to the funeral. He was buried. My mum was there.
“Later, I noticed that the news of Prosper’s death has gone viral.The news going viral is so different from what my mum reported to me earlier. Prosper is a student and still lives with his pastor (Flame House). Prosper’s girlfriend spoke with my mum telling her that she never betrayed him. Prosper has sent text to some of my cousins recently that he wants to marry,” he stated.
Narrating further what happened prior to jumping to his death, Promise Ikpe stated, “Prosper went for a ministration in Nnewi, and when he came back, he had lost his senses, he wasn’t mentally coordinated.
“No one knew why. His pastor locked him up and asked some people to watch over him while he went to a meeting instead of taking him to a hospital to find out why he wasn’t mentally coordinated. Prosper jumped from the window of the room he was locked in.
“His pastor refused to give us his phone for we to investigate what happened to date. Pastor said Prosper had gifted him the phone
“My mum’s maiden name is Cecilia Igboke, she is The younger sibling to Prosper’s father whose name is Bestman Igboke. I did this post to correct some of the false narratives flying around.”
The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, did not confirm the incident..
Ikenga said the case was not reported at the police command.
