{"id":2466,"date":"2021-03-03T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2021-03-03T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T04:30:00","slug":"drama-as-kogi-youths-beat-pastor-to-coma-for-refusing-to-allow-masquerade-in-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/03\/drama-as-kogi-youths-beat-pastor-to-coma-for-refusing-to-allow-masquerade-in-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Drama as Kogi youths beat pastor to coma for refusing to allow masquerade in church"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Drama in Kogi church as a clergyman was reportedly beaten up by angry youths for refusing to allow masquerade in the church.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that these youths more than 15 in number on Monday night, March 1 beat to coma one Pastor Michael Samson, <span style=\"text-transform: initial\">the clergy in charge of United Evangelical Church in Iyano community under Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It was also learnt that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/02\/breaking-gunmen-kill-senator-suswams-brother-aide-in-benue\/\">incident<\/a> occurred around 11pm on Monday night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>According to Kogi In Focus, trouble started when the pastor had during the day denied the youths access to the church with their masquerade while they were performing a ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">Angered by the pastor\u2019s resistance, the youths returned at night with weapons, with which they attacked the pastor while he was asleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">They beat the pastor to a coma and he is currently admitted at Idah general hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Narrating the ugly incident to newsmen, the pastor said;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">&#8220;They wanted to perform to the gods of the land which we call &#8216;Ane&#8217; in Igala land. The pastor told them that this is not the right place to do it and they should leave. After leaving, they came back in the night fully kitted with dangerous objects to beat him to Coma.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;They were up to 20. We are praying right now that nothing should happen to our brother because he is currently in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">&#8220;The incident has been reported to the Police Division in Onyedega under Ibaji LGA.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">The police are reportedly investigating the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drama in Kogi church as a clergyman was reportedly beaten up by angry youths for refusing to allow masquerade in the church. 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