Shocking:Pastor Burnt Alive In Katsina State

There was confusion on Tuesday in Kankiya Local Government of Katsina State following the killing of a pastor of the Assemblies of God Church in the area, Dike Ocha, by some miscreants who accused him of allegedly killing a six-year-old girl, Fatima Muhammad, for ritual purposes. 

 Confirming the incident, the State Commissioner of Police, Hurdi Muhammad, noted that apart from killing the pastor, the Assemblies of God church, where the late pastor was a minister, and one other church were burnt. The police boss also noted that the Eze Igbo of the area was assaulted while his property was burnt by the hoodlums.

Muhammad said it was the handiwork of some mischief makers that accused the pastor of killing the little girl when her decomposing body was discovered in a building close to his house.
He explained that when the body of the girl was found close to his house, some mischief makers began spreading the rumour that it was the pastor that killed the little girl, adding that it might be those who might have killed the girl that spread the rumour to cover their traces. He added that the girl might have been raped by some people. The police boss believed that when the teenager died, the assailants dumped her in the building where her remains were found and turn round to accuse the pastor.
Muhammad explained that the irate mob pulled the pastor out of his house and started beating him but was rescued by some good people.
The CP said the aggrieved mob trailed the cleric to a hospital where he was receiving treatment, seized him and set him ablaze.
He added that the Eze Igbo of the area, who was with the pastors in his house as of the time of the incident, was injured by the mob.
Muhammad said the hoodlums later moved to his house and and burnt his property.