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The family of a 28-year-old woman,
Vivian Ndukwu, has demanded that the marriage rites of their late
daughter must be performed by a pastor of the Christ Embassy, who has
been accused of being responsible for the pregnancy that allegedly led
to her death.
It was gathered that the 29-year-old
pastor, identified simply as Hillary, was being....
detained at the State
Criminal Investigations Department, Yaba, Lagos.
He was accused by the family to have had a secret romantic relationship with the deceased, who was a choir member in the church.
It was said that in order to avoid
scandals, the couple decided to keep the relationship a secret. The
secret romance continued until Vivian became pregnant.
When it became obvious that they could
no longer keep the pregnancy a secret, Vivian was said to have agreed
with Hillary that she should relocate to Agbara town in Ogun State to
stay with a woman who had an orphanage.
Vivian allegedly told her parents that
she was going to Abuja. She stayed at the orphanage until she was
delivered of a baby girl on May 3, 2014.
It was learnt that eight days after the
delivery of the baby, Vivian was taken to a hospital after she
complained of fever and headache.
She eventually died, while her remains had been taken to the Badagry General Hospital morgue.
The owner of the orphanage, Mrs. Grace Kato, however, claimed that Vivian never stayed at her place.
The father of the deceased, Emmanuel
Ndukwu, narrated that the orphanage
founder had agreed with her late daughter to take custody of the child
after delivery without the consent of the family.
He said he and his wife knew nothing
about the pregnancy, adding that his daughter left his house and told
the family that she was going to Abuja.
He said, “After telling us that she was
going to Abuja, we did not hear from her until her death. But we later
learnt that Grace (orphanage owner) and her husband had organised a
naming ceremony for the new baby without informing us.
Emmanuel said he was not aware of the relationship between the pastor and his daughter until the sad incident.
He said, “My family and the pastor’s
family have met and we agreed that Hillary will perform all the marriage
rites for my late daughter according to the tradition of our people. We
are doing this because a child is involved. The pastor did not deny his
responsibility, so the normal thing must be done.”
The state Police Public Relations
Officer, Ngozi Braide, confirmed Vivian’s death and added that the
matter was still under investigation.
She said, “The matter is under
investigation at the Homicide Section of the SCID. The police is not
aware of any negotiation between the two families.”
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