A pastor in Taraba has been strangled by unknown men while
returning from pastoral duties.Joshua Adah, a married father of two children aged 8 and 6,
was said to have been murdered unknown assailants at Chediya area in
Wukari LGA of the state on Friday, January 23.
A police spokesman, Joseph Kwaji reportedly told newsmen
pastor Adah was strangled where his car broke down along the way.ASP Kwaji said: “The pastor’s car broke down at Chediya
on his return from Kogi. He then phoned his mechanic at Jalingo to help him fix
the car. When the mechanic arrived, the two men agreed to hire a vehicle at
nearby Dan Anacha, which would toll the car to Jalingo.”
According to Kwaji, ‘the mechanic upon return to the
scene could not find the pastor’, adding that ‘after a thorough search,
his body was found in the area’.However, reports from Morning Star news says Pastor Adah was
found to be butchered by Fulani herdsmen.
According to the news site, Adah’s wife reportedly confirmed
her husband was ‘mercilessly hacked to death’ by Fulani herdsmen.It was also reported that the late pastor was returning from
his mission station in Bantaje, a village near Jalingo, from an evangelistic
outreach to some villagers when his car broke down.A member of Pastor Adah’s ministry had told reporters that
some armed, ethnic Fulani cattlemen had invaded area Christian
communities last week.“A few kilometers from Jalingo, he had car issues along the
Wukari-Jalingo road, he was mercilessly hacked to death by Fulani herdsmen and
Boko Haram,” the church member said.
Pastor Adah’s pastoral ministry is known for its enormous
contribution to communities in Taraba, providing education, medicine and
clothing to thousands of impoverished people.The remains of the deceased pastor has been deposited at a
mortuary in Wukari, while a full investigation into his murder has commenced.
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