By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The General Superintendent of Grace of God Mission International, Bishop Paul Nwachukwu, has denied rumours of attacks on his church in Onitsha, Anambra State by terrorists.

The Presiding Bishop of the church in a press release he signed and made available to journalists on Wednesday dismissed the rumours as untrue.

The bishop described the news as fake, false and malicious, insisting that jus church was at no time invaded by any unknown persons last Sunday.

Rumour mongers ha claimed last Sunday that four men suspected to be Fulani terrorists had invaded a branch of the church located in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State with plans to attack worshippers, when they were detected.

One of the men was alleged to have been apprehended and burnt alive, while three fled.

But the state police command while reacting to the story said the men were not Fulani terrorists, but petty thieves who attacked a victim in the neighbourhood, but one was apprehended and burnt alive.

Nwachukwu’s press release partly reads: “Our attention has been drawn to a Facebook post by one Chinasa Nworu which alleged that four Fulani terrorists sneaked into one of the branches of the church at Awada in an attempt to blow up the church.

“According to the post one of the terrorists was captured and set ablaze while the other three escaped.

“We wish to unequivocally state that our church in Awada was not attacked, and nobody or group of persons attempted to detonate a bomb in the church.

“The post is false misleading and mischievous. We urge the general public to disregard the news as it is complete falsehood.”

He urged members of the church to feel free to worship in any branch of the church, saying that the Almighty God which they serve will not allow harm come their way.

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