Pastor reportedly commits suicide after lover rejected him

Tamarauemi Ebimini

A pastor of an unnamed church in Anambra State, Prosper Igboke, has reportedly committed suicide.

Mr Igboke, 30, was said to have died instantly after jumping from a two-storey building because he was rejected by his lover, whom he had trained at a university, according to a report by Punch.

The incident happened in July in Nnewi, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state.

The deceased hailed from Leru, a community in Umunneochi Local Government Area, Abia State, but resided in Nnewi in Anambra State, where he was serving as a pastor.

A family member of the deceased, who asked not to be named, told reporters on Saturday, that the deceased had made a marriage proposal to his unidentified lover, but she declined.

“He jumped down from a two-storey building and died. I am surprised that a man of this age and a pastor can do this,” the family member said.

The family member said he was buried in a forest for committing “sacrilege” according to the tradition of the community.

The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the incident was yet to be reported to the police in the state.

Mr Ikenga, a deputy superintendent of police, however, promised to inform the police personnel around the community for “necessary action.”