Sad As Gombe Police Confirm Killing Of ECWA Pastor
By Juliet Vincent
The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed the killing of the pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All, (ECWA), Reverend Bala Galadima, in Lubo community of Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
Gombe State Police Command spokesman, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, said it was a case of robbery leading to the death of the cleric.
According to the spokesman, the Commissioner of Police, Bello Yahaya, who visited the hospital where the body of the deceased was taken to, had deployed a team of special squad of personnel to the area promising that the culprits would be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
“The issue is a robbery because they entered into the house at night and maybe they attempted to rob him but unfortunately from the way he was shot at the back, maybe he was trying to escape which is natural and normal and he was shot,” he said.
He debunked issue linking the incidence to suspected bandits, noting that the state had no history of banditry.
On why the incident happened in spite of the ban on night-time movement by the police, Abdullahi said the restriction was only effective in Gombe metropolis.
