Three persons including a 10 year old boy, die during deliverance service in Delta

Three persons including a ten year old boy identified 
as Emmanuel Odili, reportedly died during a deliverance service at the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries in 
Warri, Delta State last weekend. According to the Delta 
state Police public relations officer, the 10 year old boy 
went to see his mother in the church when he died mysteriously on Friday.

He was declared missing on Friday June 30th but on 
Saturday July 1st, his remains were found floating in a dredged pit within the church.

The boy’s corpse was recovered by church officials 
and immediately deposited at a morgue and the incident 
later reported at the Ebrumede Police Station in Effurun, 
Uvwie local government area of the state.

During investigations into the cause of the boy's 
death, the police got wind of two women, one Mrs. 
Beatrice Nwachukwu, from Imo State and Antonio Abba, 
from Kano state, who had died during a deliverance session 
in the church on Saturday July 1st.

“While the matter of the boy was still being sorted out,
people ran down to the police station to report the
sudden collapse and death of the woman, Mrs.

Nwachukwu. I later heard that some others later came to
report of another death of the man from Kano, Antonio.

They said they died at different intervals on Saturday
during prayer sessions. They were trying to link Mrs.

Nwachukwu’s death to a high blood pressure, but her
husband claimed nothing was wrong with his wife before
they arrived the church”a police source said Meanwhile
the church has denied reports that the deceased persons
died inside their church premises. Confirming the incident,
the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew
Aniamaka, said the command was investigating the
matter. “Three people actually died, we heard one was
through drowning. The other two also died in the church.
Investigations are ongoing”he said.