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Abia Police Arrest Clergyman Over Death Of Evangelist’s In Hotel Room
She was found unclothed, and a white substance was emanating from her mouth and nose
The police in Abia State have arrested Bishop Timothy Otu, the General Overseer of Agape Evangelical Ministry, in connection with the death of Happiness Echieze, a female evangelist from a Pentecostal church in Aba.
The female evangelist, a mother of five, died during suspected rounds of sex at a guest house in Ovom village, Obingwa Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking to the press, Abia State police command spokesperson Maureen Chinaka, explained that the suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation into the matter, while the body of the deceased has been placed in the morgue of a missionary hospital located in the Ogbor Hill area of Aba.
“On the 13th of August 2023, at approximately 09:30 AM, Mr Godwin Akpan (male), residing at Jubilee Guest House in Ovom Village, Obingwa LGA, reported to the Isiala Ngwa Police Division that an incident had occurred.
It was revealed that on the evening of the 12th of August 2023, around 09:25 PM, a clergyman named Timothy Otu (male), associated with Agape Evangelical Ministry at Obikabia Junction in Obingwa LGA, had checked into the guest house along with a woman named Happiness Echieze (female) from Isiala Ngwa LGA, Abia State. Happiness Echieze was 43 years of age.
Further details provided by Mr Akpan indicated that on the same date, around 12:00 AM, he entered the hotel room of the aforementioned clergyman and discovered the lifeless body of Happiness Echieze.
She was found unclothed, and a white substance was emanating from her mouth and nose.”
Chinaka added that the command has launched preliminary investigations into this matter.