Posted on 07/16/2008 7:25:58 AM PDT by Between the Lines
MORE than 40 members of the Deeper Life Church in and around Umuolighe in Alaoma community near Omoba in Isialangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State died mysteriously at the weekend shortly after a family deliverance prayer session.
The incident, which occurred early Saturday morning, came to people’s knowledge on Sunday. Nigerian Tribune gathered that one Mr. Martin Iheukwumere, a zonal coordinator of the Deeper Life Bible Church, had organised the family deliverance in his newly-built house in the community and had invited other church workers and family members.
Sources also said since he built the house, he had not slept there because of alleged spiritual attack, hence his decision to invite church members and relations for the service. It was also learnt that the prayer session, which began at about 11:00 p.m. on Friday, came to an end at about 2:00 a.m. on Saturday before tragedy struck.
According to one of the survivors, Linus Abba, the prayer had just ended when he left for the toilet. He, however, said he lost consciousness and slipped in the toilet and could not remember any other thing until he later became conscious at a nearby community hospital.
A source said that immediately after the prayer session, a mighty wind took over the newly-built house which lifted the people there gathered and tossed them around the building. The source further said that the pandemonium which resulted made them to collapse against another.
It was also gathered that the remains of the dead were infested with maggots while the whole area was taken over by a foul odour. More than 20 persons were said to have lost their lives there and then, while about three people were said to be critically ill and are now at a private hospital where they are receiving treatment.
Speaking during his visit to the area, the acting Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim Maishanu, said autopsy would be conducted on the remains to ascertain the real cause of the deaths.
The traditional ruler of Alaoma, Eze John Onwukwe, described the incident as a disaster to the community, saying that it had been thrown into disarray.
The chairman of the local government area, Chief Anthony Agbazuere, announced the donation of N100,000 for the treatment of the eight survivors now in the hospital.
..and please don’t forget to bring a side dish or dessert, thank you.
I believe in this instance they are referring to a deliverance from evil prayer. Lots of binding, hedges of protection, ministering angles, guardian angles, etc.
All of which COULD come in handy when trying to escape from a clan of in-bred hillbillies who begin tormenting you while you are on a canoe trip through the Ozarks.
Sounds like really bad architecture.
(And the rest of it, assuming it's not pure fiction, sounds like food poisoning ... or in-law poisoning.)
Deliverance from evil spirits, exorcism from the devil....either way you are messing with evil and it’s top henchmen.
I like right angles in buildings, but then I’ve always been square.
angels not angles
Somethings even the spell-check cannot help me with.
Nigeria is a paradise. I have thousands of beautiful white models from Nigeria who want to marry me. And the country is overflowing with rich uncles and widows who need help moving their money or want me to give it to charity. Nigeria is so rich they let people win the lottery without ever having bought a ticket.
What was this guy looking for a Pro-Romney article ?
That link is hilarious!
>> Omoba <<
You know you know they’re Satanists? They’re saying The Messiah’s name backward (sorta)!
(/MSM)
>> Is this in western Pennsylvannia? <<
Give that man a Yeungling!
Noting my Catholic perspective, I would say that a deliverence prayer is to an exorcism what a visit to a chiropractor is to spinal surgery.
Leave it to the pros, folks.
Sounds like the guy was delusional and poisoned the kool-aid.
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