Pastor Prosper Obum Igboke, a Nigerian cleric identified as a pastor of a Pentecostal church, has committed süicide.
The cleric took his own life in Nnewi, Anambra State.
Sources say the cleric jumped down from a 2-storey building after he was jilted by his lover.
A relative of the deceased, who spoke to journalists on conditions of anonymity, said the man trained his lover in the university, after which she declined his marriage proposal.
“The man was 30 years old at the time of his death. His girlfriend, whom he intended to marry disappointed him after seeing her through the university.
“He jumped down from a two storey-building and died. I am surprised that a man of his age and a pastor can do this.”
The source said according to the tradition of Leru autonomous community of Umunneochi LGA in Abia State, the man would be buried in a forest for committing sacrilege.
He was eventually buried, yesterday, Friday, in a bush, the source added.