A
female gospel musician, Mrs Yvonne Omoarebokhae, who met a pastor on the social media platform,
Facebook, has died in company of the pastor in Benin City, Edo State.
Nigerian Tribune reports that she was found
dead in a hotel in Benoni area of the Government Reservation Area in
Benin.
She was said to have lodged in the hotel along with the pastor, whose name was given as Apostle Psalm Okpe.
According to the husband of the deceased, Odion, his wife met Apostle
Sam on Facebook and after some months of chatting, the pastor, last
Thursday, invited his late wife over for a performance in Asaba, Warri
and Benin.
He added that the last time he spoke with his wife was at about
10:00a.m. on Friday when she told him that she would soon be home.
He said that at about 9:30p.m. on Friday, the police used his late
wife’s phone number to call him that he should report at Airport Road
police station in Benin
He said, “I waited for more than two hours at the police station
until the police asked me to go home but I insisted on knowing the
whereabouts of my wife.”
“The DPO later told me that my wife was picked at a hotel in the GRA
and rushed to the Benin Central hospital where she was confirmed dead.“I
am yet to see the corpse of my wife to know what happened and who
is responsible for her death. We have a three-year old baby at home.”
Edo State police commissioner, Chris Ezike, confirmed the death of the woman, adding that the pastor has been arrested.
He said, “It is under investigation. The man is married and the woman
is married. Not until a post mortem is conducted, we cannot conclude
what happened. I have asked the matter to be transferred to the State
CID.”