A Dunamis Church located at Mission Ward North Bank in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has collapsed.
Reports said that the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday left a pastor dead as the building caved in.
According to witnesses, four individuals, including the pastor, were praying in the church building when the incident occurred.
The other three individuals escaped the wreckage.
Residential buildings and electricity infrastructure around the building were affected by the collapse.
The cause of the incident is, however, unclear.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Benue State Police Command, Anene Sewuese Catherine, said she was not aware of the incident.
According to sundry media reports, police operatives from the C Division, North Bank, were already on the ground as emergency officials were on their way to the scene of the collapsed building.
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