The pastor of Shalom Mercy Ministry, Chris Simon Amadi, has allegedly murdered his 30-year-old wife, Solution Amadi.
The Church located in Aluu, Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, was thrown into mourning when the news filtered into town.
Family sources told Newsmen that the incident occurred on Tuesday in their home at Mbodo Community, Aluu after a disagreement over school fees payment in his wife’s school, Solution International School.
Findings revealed that troubled started when his wife, now deceased confronted him for driving some of her pupils from school for failing to pay on time, without first checking with her.
Her elder brother, Odinaka Opurum, said his now deceased sister felt embarrassed when affected parents started calling to complain about her husband’s action.
The school, Solution International School was reportedly established by the late Mrs. Solution Amadi before her marriage to the pastor in 2012.
“The husband went to the school (Tuesday November, 10) and started driving pupils away for failing to pay school fees. When parents now called the wife to ask why she drove their kids away even after paying, she appealed they should not be angry that she will find out from her husband.
“When she got to the house, they started quarreling again and the husband started beating her. He then started to strangle her to the point she collapsed and became unconscious.
When he saw she was no longer responding, he rushed her to a clinic close to their house, the clinic confirmed her dead and referred him to UPTH to be sure. Instead of taking her to UPTH as they advised, he took her to the house, covered her with wrapper, packed some clothes in a bag, locked all the doors and attempted to run away.”
Her brother also said, the incident was not the first time the pastor would beat his sister. He said it has been recurring and his sister out of love and the position of Marriage counsellor which she occupies in church, decided to endure in order not to set a bad example for young girls.
The marriage between the pastor and the deceased, which was solemnized in 2012 was blessed with four children, two boys and two girls.
IGBERE TV gathered that the ugly incident happened in their home at Mbodo Community after a disagreement over school fees payment in his wife’s school.
Speaking with IGBERE TV correspondent, a relative to the wife who craved anonymity said trouble started when the deceased confronted her husband for chasing some of her pupils away from school for failing to pay on time, without first checking with her.
“When the wife confronted him, the pastor strangled her to death and wrapped her with clothes so that nobody will know.
“It was when we started calling her number but she wasn’t picking that we decided to go to the house to know if everything is fine.
“When we got there, her phone kept ringing inside her room but we didn’t see her. We asked her husband the wife’s whereabouts, he said she went out.
“We were shocked when we saw my sister wrapped inside clothes. The husband has been beating the wife from time to time but we didn’t know it will get to the extent of him killing her”.
It was gathered that the pastor has been married to the deceased since 2012 and the marriage is blessed with four children, two boys and two girls.
The pastor is presently cooling off in police custody after he allegedly strangled his 30 years old wife, Solution Amadi to death and allegedly attempted to run away.
Her family is currently seeking justice.
