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Winners pastor slumps, dies in Kogi

Pastor Fred Attabo was said to have slumped and died in his office shortly after a morning prayer programme.

• October 21, 2022
Winners Chapel and Fred Attabo

Fred Attabo, a pastor in charge of Living Faith in Lokoja, Kogi State, is dead.

Church Associate Pastor Edwin Okolo, who confirmed the death of his 68-year-old boss, described the news as “very shocking.”

Mr Okolo, however, refused to speak further on the incident, and promised to issue a statement later.

Mr Attabo slumped and died in his office shortly after a morning prayer programme held at the church at Lokogoma, in Lokoja metropolis of Kogi.

“Our senior pastor slumped in his office shortly after Friday’s Covenant Hour of Prayer this morning

“When it happened, we took him to the Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, for medical attention.

“We accepted his death in good faith and have taken his body to the mortuary at Specialist Hospital, Lokoja,” a parishioner said.

(NAN)

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