The Governor of Akwa
Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, narrowly escaped death on Saturday as the
building of Reigners’ Bible Church Int’l Inc, along Uyo Village Road, Uyo, the
state capital, collapsed during service.
The incident left about 200 worshippers dead.
Sources said it took the efforts of the governor’s security officers to whisk
him away to safety. He was said to have sustained a minor injury.
Sunday Punch learnt that the
governor was in the church attending the ordination of the church’s Presiding
Pastor, Bishop Elect Akan Weeks, when the building gave way few minutes before
offering period.
One of the aides, who rescued the governor, was said to have
died at a nearby hospital where he was rushed to.
A
security officer, who did not want to be named, said many dignitaries who
accompanied the governor to the church also died. Punch gathered that
the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Etekamba Umoren, also shattered his
head in the incident. He was said to have been taken to an undisclosed hospital
in the state.
Punch learnt that the Chief
Press Secretary to the Governor, Ekerette Udoh, also sustained serious injury.
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