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“He sacrificed church members” Nephew of Assemblies of God pastor reveals why he killed him

A senior pastor of Assemblies of God Church was stabbed to death by his nephew during service on Sunday, December 30 at Tema Community 4 in Ghana

Rev. Dr. David Nabegmado was attacked by Francis M.Nabegmado, 31, while preparing to leave his office to go preach in the main church auditorium.

The suspect allegedly confessed to the crime and claimed he did it because the pastor had targeted him for rituals.

The suspect, who was arrested with alcohol, turpentine, matches, a knife and a machete, claimed Rev David Nabegmado is not a true man of God because he has been “worshiping lesser gods”.

"He sacrificed church members" Nephew of Assemblies of God pastor reveals why he killed him

Dr. David Nabegmado

He said of the deceased:

He’s sacrificed all the family and destroyed everybody; he was worshiping a gods in the house, when he was killing the family. I have to go and bring these gods to the house to protect the house. Then he sacrificed the church members two or three in a year.

According to the suspect, he had planned to burn Rev Nabegmado’s diety after killing him in his office at the church premises on Sunday morning but he was caught after he stabbed the pastor to death.

"He sacrificed church members" Nephew of Assemblies of God pastor reveals why he killed him

The Tema Regional Police Command says it has started investigations into the case, adding that personnel have been dispatched to the house of the deceased as well as the church premises to ensure security.

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Assemblies of God Church pastor was allegedly killed over deity

The prime suspect in the murder of the Tema Community Four head pastor of the Assemnblies of God Church has been identified as Francis Nabegmado; nephew of the late pastor.Francis Nabegmado was arrested when he scaled a wall from the Church premises into the Tema Comm 4 neighbourhood Sunday in an attempt to escape. He was beaten by residents before being handed to the Police.Click here for the full story: Assemblies of God pastor was killed by nephew for allegedly rejecting deity http://bit.ly/2AopzDR via 3NewsGh

Posted by TV3 Ghana on Sunday, December 30, 2018
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