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Pastor who escaped death and survived the collapsed building of
Reigners Bible Church International, Uyo, has recounted his experiences.
The collapsed church
As the government and people of Akwa Ibom State receive condolence
messages from across the country over the death of scores in the
collapsed building of Reigners Bible Church International, Uyo, one of
the pastors who escaped death has recounted his experiences.
The building of Reigners Bible Church International, Uyo collapsed
on Saturday during a special service for the consecration of the
founder, Akan Weeks, as bishop. The roof of the building caved in on
worshippers, including Governor Udom Emmanuel.
Speaking exclusively to Daily Sun in his testimony in church on
Sunday, Pastor Bassey James of the Royal House of Faith Ministries,
Lagos, said God saved him from dying in the collapsed church building.
Pastor James said as he sat at the ministers’ section of the church
during the service, a voice told him to leave his seat. As he left his
seat and sat somewhere else, the same voice told him to relocate to
another place. The pastor said he again left where he sat to another
place.
“I moved and sat at another place. The spirit also said I
should move to another place. Yes, the spirit said I should change my
seat again. I did. Ten minutes thereafter, the building collapsed. Heavy
rods collapsed on people,” he recalled.
The pastor said he was tempted to sit where the governor sat, but
he first chose to sit with the other pastors before the spirit directed
him to move to another place.
“The man that was seated with the governor was hit. So many
commissioners were there. I would have loved to sit where the governor
sat, but I decided to sit with the ministers, but when I sat there the
spirit told me to relocate.”
Meanwhile, Governor Udom Emmanuel has vowed to bring to book all
the professionals involved in the construction of the church auditorium.
The governor said in a state-wide broadcast, that he would set up a
panel to unravel the causes of the collapse of the building.
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