RCCG Pastor Hacked Down By Boko Haram, Location Of Wife, Three Kids Unknown

News coming in state that a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Borno State was killed in a recent attack by insurgent group Boko Haram. The attack occurred on Dille village in Askira-Uba local government area of the state, on Monday.

The pastor, Taiwo Dokun, was shot in the head by the attackers, as he was running for his life.

Members of the RCCG who talked to Vanguard also revealed that they have no idea on the whereabouts of the late pastor’s wife and three children.

The grieve stricken members said: “The family could have been abducted by the insurgents who took away many of the residents of the town as the family members were not found since the attack and have not called any one.

“Though their residence was completely razed by the insurgents, their corpses were not found in the debris,” one of the church members who preferred anonymity told journalists."

One Jacob Mamza revealed that the unfortunate attack claimed 45 innocent lives. Jacob further added: “The pastor was in his house at about 6am when the insurgents attacked the village, his house was surrounded by the hoodlums and while attempting to run he was shot.

“Pastor Taiwo was running to a neighbour’s house and it was in the course of his fleeing that he was shot in the head and the chest and the insurgent equally came to butcher him to make sure that he was dead.”

Boko Haram had been more peaceful in its first seven years of existence until in 2009, when Nigerian military was investigating the claim that they were arming themselves. The leader of the sect was killed in the course of investigations and attempted crack down on their members took place.

This allowed the new leader, Abubakar Shekau, a ruthless and heartless killer, to take vein of the group and turn them into what we see now.

Their first terrorist attack occurred in Borno state over 5 years ago. Only four people died but since then analysis have revealed that the insurgents have killed more than 4,000 innocent Nigerians using their guerilla warfare strategy.

The group have been forcefully converting people they term as "non believers" and have been known to use Okadas (motorcycles) as their main mode of transportation when attacking.

Source: Legit.ng