Abia State Prophet And His Family Mysteriously Die

Residents of Afugiri in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia state have been shocked and confused following the tragic news about a mysterious death of a blind prophet, Onyenonachi Agwu, his wife, two children and landlady.

Onyenonachi Agwu and his family. Credits: The Punch

A 54-year-old prophet was the founder and general overseer of Faith Healing Tabernacle Ministry at Nkwoegwu, The Punch reports. He hailed from Umukabia area of Umuahia but lived at Afugiri while his church was at Nkwoegwu.

Prophet Agwu was believed to be full of divine powers as many people had reportedly found solutions to their problems through his prayers.

While the cause of the deaths is still not clear, local people make various assumptions. Some people attribute their death to fume from a generator while others suspect spiritual attack as the late cleric was said to have scheduled deliverance prayers for the sick children of his land lady on the fatal day.

A family source said that the deceased bodies were discovered in the morning by neighbours while their generator, which the family bought three days before the incident, was still running. The source added that two domestic fowls were also found dead in the bathroom.

According to the source, the corpses were found in different rooms of the four-bedroom apartment. The wife and daughter were found in one room, the cleric at the dining area, the landlady was found around the passage, close to the electricity generator.

Some people allege that the deceased might have been attacked spiritually by the evil forces behind the sickness of the landlady’s children, who the prophet was to pray for on the night of tragedy.

Speaking about the family tragedy, the source said: “Our major challenge now is how to raise money for the burial of the dead.” He already appealed to the local government for financial assistance as the late prophet was the only surviving child of his parents.