He went to the village to preach life. Death met him in the bush.
Rev. Nankur Peter Kundul, a young man of God with the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN), has been confirmed dead after a venomous snakebite in Boltim village, Gamakai District of Langtang South LGA, Plateau State.
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He reportedly died on Monday at the Sabon Gida Clinic. Not in a city hospital; not surrounded by big men, but on the mission field where he was sent to serve.
The news was broken by his fellow pastor, Rev. Rinkyer Asaph, in a tearful post on Christian Daily International.
“My heart is deeply saddened by the demise of my friend, Pastor Nankur Peter Kundul of COCIN Boltim, Gamakai… He lost his life to a snakebite,” Asaph wrote.
But Kundul was not the first.
“[The snakebite] has also killed at least two other Christians in the past one week,” Asaph disclosed.
One village. Three graves. One week. All from snakes.
Gamakai is not just any village. It is the agricultural nerve centre of Langtang South.
Yam. Maize. Beans. The food that feeds families in Langtang, in Plateau, and across Nigeria comes from the sweat of Gamakai farmers.
But now, the farms have become killing fields.
“The rising incidence of fatal snakebites… is not only a public health concern but a serious threat to agricultural activities, as farmers may become increasingly afraid to venture into their farmlands,” Asaph warned.
Imagine it: A man goes to till the soil to feed Nigeria, and the soil bites back. With venom.
—“Snakebite Should Not Be A Death Sentence”—
Asaph’s voice broke through the grief with anger and urgency.
“The recent deaths from snakebites in Gamakai have reached an alarming level and demand urgent intervention. Snakebite should not become a death sentence simply because a person lives or farms in Gamakai,” he said.
He is calling on Plateau State, and the Federal Government, to move now.
“Another person must not die from a snakebite that could have been prevented or treated. It is an emerging public health emergency that requires prompt, coordinated and decisive action.”
“Gamakai is an emergency that deserves a swift response from authorities,” he pleaded.
—A Servant Who Gave Everything—
Rev. Kundul was deployed in Boltim as a missionary. Young. Called. Sent.
He wasn’t fighting Boko Haram. He wasn’t in politics. He was fighting hunger, fear, and darkness with the Gospel.
And he was killed by a snake.
Today, a pulpit is empty. A congregation is mourning. A family has lost a son. And a community is asking: Who is next?
Pray for the family of Rev. Nankur Peter Kundul. Pray for Gamakai. And pray that government will act before the next farmer, the next pastor, the next child becomes a statistic.