The son of Pastor David Omara, Simon Okut, said the 64-year-old pastor of Christian Church Center , was beaten and strangled after finishing his broadcast in Aduku, Kwania District, northern Uganda at about 9 p.m., according to his son, Simon Okut.

Pastor Omara was a well-known radio preacher in the area.

The son narrated that someone telephoned his father, appreciating his presentation and requesting to meet with him, with some of his friends.

Out said: “We left the radio station. As we arrived at the said place, there came out of the bush six people dressed in Islamic attire, and they started strangling and beating my father with blunt objects”.

One of the assailants allegedly said as they beat him: “This man ought to die for using the Koran and saying Allah is not God but an evil god collaborating with satanic powers.

The son continued: “As they were hitting my father with blunt objects and strangling him, I fled to save my life. Two attackers ran after me but could not get hold of me”.

The horrible event shocked and saddened residents in the area. The church members were fearful of further Islamist violence . The congregants are buried in their owns sorrows as they mourned at a tearful burial on Wednesday (Nov. 4).

“My mother wept and fainted and collapsed with deep groaning and is admitted in the hospital,” Okut said.

She was treated for shock that rendered her unconscious and could still not recognised her loved one even after Electroconvulsive therapy was applied. The therapy involved stimulation of the brain.

Pastor Oma was described by many people as a tireless worker for the kingdom of God.

Pastor Omara is survived by his wife and eight children ages 30, 26, 22, 20, 18, 15, 13 and 10.

One of the church leaders said they need prayers and financial support for the Omara family at this trying moment.

This killing was most recent amidst plenty lethal persecution of Christians in Uganda that Morning Star News has documented.

Uganda’s constitution and other laws provide for religious freedom, including the right to propagate one’s faith and convert from one faith to another. Muslims make up no more than 12 percent of Uganda’s population, with high concentrations in eastern areas of the country.