21-year-old Pastor accused of killing native doctor

A 21-year-old man, Uchenna Chukwuma, said to be a pastor has supposedly killed a native doctor in Anambra State.

The suspect claimed he was divinely sent to kill the 60-year-old herbalist known as Chukwudi Ugwu.

The occurrence happened at Nkpor, near Onitsha, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state.

Chukwuma said the herbalist had been disturbing him spiritually, thereby hindering his progress.

The Spokesperson for the police in the state, Haruna Mohammed, said the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation.

He said,” There was a report of alleged murder of a native doctor, one Oliver Chukwudi Ugwu, 60, of Umusiome, Nkpor but hailed from Umuavor village Abor in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State by a self- acclaimed pastor one Uchenna Chukwuma, 21,  of Ugwuezue street, Umusiome Nkpor in the Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.

“He further said that the victim was disturbing him spiritually and had not allowed him to progress financially.