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By Madu Obi
A mentally challenged man brought for deliverance in a church in Obosi, Anambra State has allegedly stabbed a worshipper with a cutlass, giving him a deep cut.
It was gathered that the owner of the church located at Obosi,in the Idemili North Local Government of the state had been arrested following the incident.
The victim was rushed to a hospital where he was said to be responding to treatment, while the insane man has been taken to a psychiatric hospital for proper examination.
According to an eye witness, “The man of God claimed he could heal the mad man and started praying.
“As the prayers were ongoing, the insane man during a struggle with the pastor and other members of the church, picked up a cutlass from the altar and wounded one of the worshippers.
“The suspected unsound mind has been taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation and medication.
The Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed that the owner of the church has been arrested, while the victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Ikenga said: “Preliminary information reveals that the man of God claimed he could heal the madman and started praying. The insane man during a struggle with the pastor and other members/witnesses, picked up a cutlass from the altar and wounded one of the members."
“The suspected unsound mind has been taken to the hospital for psychiatric evaluation and medication, and his relatives are under interrogation in safe custody.”
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