{"id":59858,"date":"2021-07-18T15:57:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T14:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=59858"},"modified":"2021-07-18T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T14:57:17","slug":"photos-pastor-assassinated-by-gunmen-laid-to-rest-in-taraba-amidst-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/18\/photos-pastor-assassinated-by-gunmen-laid-to-rest-in-taraba-amidst-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Pastor assassinated by gunmen laid to rest in Taraba amidst tears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The slain pastor of the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria (CRCN), Rev. Timothy Damisa has been laid to rest in his hometown in Wukari Local government Area of Taraba State on Friday, July 16, amidst tears.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old Damisa was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/09\/nurtw-member-shot-dead-while-protecting-politician-during-lagos-apc-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shot dead<\/a> by the gunmen believed to be assassins, who invaded his house in n Baissa, Kurmi LGA of Taraba state in the early hours of Monday, July 12.<\/p>\n<p>According to the deceased&#8217;s wife, Rahab, the gunmen left after ensuring that the pastor was dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-86x64.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-2-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She said, &#8220;When they came in their large number, they kept shooting to scare the entire community and then forced their way into our home. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/14\/5-killed-bodies-allegedly-eaten-by-assailants-in-renewed-cross-river-ebonyi-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assailants<\/a> did not ask for money or anything before shooting him several times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-4.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Christian Reformed Church Nigeria CRC-N has expressed its worry by the new trend where criminals or sponsored assassins turned ministers of the gospel in to easy targets as this is not the first time the body of Christ has suffered such a huge loss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-5.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-5-86x64.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-6.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-6-86x64.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-7.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/07\/kunlenet07\/2021\/07\/18\/Rev.-Timothy-Damisa-7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The slain pastor of the Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria (CRCN), Rev. Timothy Damisa has been laid to rest in his hometown in Wukari Local government Area of Taraba State on Friday, July 16, amidst tears. 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