{
  "id": 9286586,
  "title": "Nigerian cleric flees after body found buried in Cameroon church",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/nigerian-cleric-flees-after-body-found-buried-in-cameroon-church",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T06:42:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigerian-cleric-flees-after-body-found-buried-in-cameroon-church/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Nigerian cleric, Kedi Samuel Kenechukwu, is being sought by Cameroonian authorities for alleged crimes such as human trafficking, arrest, and kidnapping. Kenechukwu, also known as Ekedi Samuel, is the founder of Mercy of God Ministry and has been operating in Cameroon since 2018. On September 19, the body of a woman, dressed in a traditional blue outfit with gold embroidery, was discovered buried about 1.5 meters beneath a concrete slab at a property linked to his church in Yaoundé. The discovery was made by officers of the Nkoabang Special Police Station during an ongoing investigation. The body was found in a state of mummification, with the lid of the coffin broken. The investigation into Kenechukwu's activities and the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body is ongoing, with authorities alerting border police and involving Interpol to locate the wanted cleric.",
  "summary": "A Nigerian cleric, Kedi Samuel Kenechukwu, has gone into hiding after a mummified body was found buried in a property linked to his church in Yaoundé, Came Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-cleric-flees-after-body-found-buried-in-cameroon-church/",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigerian cleric Kedi Samuel Kenechukwu sought by Cameroonian authorities for alleged crimes",
    "Woman's body found buried 1.5 meters beneath property linked to his church in Yaoundé",
    "Investigation ongoing, authorities alerting border police and involving Interpol"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The search for the Nigerian cleric escalates the church's crisis and implies a widening of alleged crimes beyond Cameroon's borders, potentially drawing in international cooperation to track him down.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigerian cleric flees after body found buried in Cameroon church",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/nigerian-cleric-flees-after-body-found-buried-in-cameroon-church-9286624",
        "published": "2026-09-23T06:42:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}