Female Undergraduate Went Missing After Alleged Visit to Pastor Friend on Christmas Day
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A 20-year-old final year student of the Department of Education, Rivers State University, has been declared missing after allegedly visiting a male pastor friend on Christmas day.
The lady, identified as Beauty Sorbari Nwigbaranee was reported to have gone missing when she did not return after the visit to the pastor, identified as Sodje Masodje on the 25th of December, 2020.
Kennyblogger reported that efforts to reach her have been fruitless as her phone is said to be switched off.
Gobari Deebom, counsel for the family of the missing lady, revealed that the father of the victim contacted the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt on the development, leading to the arrest of Pastor Sodje Masodje.
The counselor further disclosed that Masodje was the pastor of City of Angels International Ministries, Eneka, adding that the army was still interrogating clergy.
He said: “It is a suspected case of abduction. The lady visited the pastor believed to be her man friend. She visited him on the 25th of December and till now has not returned.
“It was the pastor that contacted the family to ask the family of her whereabouts. The family told him that Beauty said she was coming to visit him. He said she (Beauty) will be coming back to them soon.
“The pastor told them not to allow their father to be aware of it. It was after four days that the family informed her father of the development. It was the father that contacted the army.
“The family and friend have been in confusion. They are troubled over the development. They are even willing to give ransom to secure her release. The pastor is not willing to tell the family of the whereabouts of the lady. The family wants her alive.”
Deebom called on the military to transfer the matter to the Rivers State Police Command for proper investigation.
“We are calling on the police to take over the matter and carry out a thorough investigation into the matter, because we know that they can bring justice in this matter.”
