Akwa Ibom General Overseer Beats Wife To Death Over Alleged Infidelity

Residents of Ikot Abia village in Eket Local Government Area of
Akwa Ibom State have been thrown into a state of disbelief
following the murder of one Patience Christopher, aged 40, by her
husband, Pastor Ukachukwu Christopher.

Christopher, 49, the General Overseer of Omega World Global
Ministry (Fellowship Church), in the area and an indigene of Ebonyi
State, allegedly beat his wife, a mother of five to death on
Wednesday after accusing her of infidelity.

It was gathered that he buried her corpse in a shallow grave in
his compound to cover his tracks.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon
on Thursday said the suspect was arrested after credible
information by youths of the area.

“The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Ukachukwu
Enoch Christopher for murdering his wife and burying the corpse in
a shallow grave in his compound.

“On 16th of June, 2021, around 2pm, relying on information from
youths of the area, the DPO of Eket Police Division, CSP Sunday
Digha, and team, arrested one Ukachukwu Christopher, founder of
Omega World Global Ministry ( Fellowship Church), for murdering his
wife, Patience Christopher,.

“The suspect, who had domestic differences with his wife,
accused her of being the source of his numerous woes in life and
infidelity, confessed to have beaten her to death as a result of
the unresolved differences on the 9th of June. In other to cover
his tracks, he dug a shallow grave in his compound and buried her.
The deceased’s corpse has been exhumed by the police and deposited
in the mortuary for autopsy.

“The Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State, Andrew Amiengheme
has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the
State Investigation and Intelligence Department to take over the
matter for discreet investigation and assured that the suspect will
be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded,” the
statement reads in part.

Residents of Ikot Abia village in Eket Local Government Area of
Akwa Ibom State have been thrown into a state of disbelief
following the murder of one Patience Christopher, aged 40, by her
husband, Pastor Ukachukwu Christopher.

Christopher, 49, the General Overseer of Omega World Global
Ministry (Fellowship Church), in the area and an indigene of Ebonyi
State, allegedly beat his wife, a mother of five to death on
Wednesday after accusing her of infidelity.

It was gathered that he buried her corpse in a shallow grave in
his compound to cover his tracks.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon
on Thursday said the suspect was arrested after credible
information by youths of the area.

“The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Ukachukwu
Enoch Christopher for murdering his wife and burying the corpse in
a shallow grave in his compound.

“On 16th of June, 2021, around 2pm, relying on information from
youths of the area, the DPO of Eket Police Division, CSP Sunday
Digha, and team, arrested one Ukachukwu Christopher, founder of
Omega World Global Ministry ( Fellowship Church), for murdering his
wife, Patience Christopher,.

“The suspect, who had domestic differences with his wife,
accused her of being the source of his numerous woes in life and
infidelity, confessed to have beaten her to death as a result of
the unresolved differences on the 9th of June. In other to cover
his tracks, he dug a shallow grave in his compound and buried her.
The deceased’s corpse has been exhumed by the police and deposited
in the mortuary for autopsy.

“The Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State, Andrew Amiengheme
has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the
State Investigation and Intelligence Department to take over the
matter for discreet investigation and assured that the suspect will
be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded,” the
statement reads in part.