The case is reverberating from New Jersey to West Africa, with touchpoints including politics, religion and money that echo across continents.
Nicole Teliano used to play games on her phone in the mayor's office while her mother worked down the hall several evenings a month, tending to the tedious, often acrimonious task of serving in local government.
Authorities aren't saying much. Dwumfour's parents and new husband Peter Ezechukwu, who hoped to join his wife in the United States this spring but instead came for her funeral, are frustrated by the ongoing silence. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said it recognizes their concerns but needs to protect the integrity of the investigation.
"We were waiting for my mom to look for a parking space, and then she was taking a lot of time, so we started calling her over and over and over, but it wouldn't pick up. And then we heard gunshots, and we started calling the police," recalled Nicole, who had dinner ready for her mother. "I thought it was fireworks."
Senior Pastor Joshua Iginla, who married Dwumfour and Ezechukwu in November, founded the group in 2006 and now oversees an 80,000-seat church in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
Dwumfour made $5,000 a year for her Sayreville council work and, based on the tax filings, did not appear to take a salary from the church. The church had paid the down payment on her vehicle, but not the monthly payments, her parents said. Nicole thinks her mom also did some work as a nursing assistant, though other family members could not confirm that.
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