Unknown gunmen have reportedly shot dead a Catholic priest of Enugu Diocese, Reverend Fr. Paul Offu in Enugu.
Reverend Paul was killed in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu state around 7:30p.m on Thursday.
Newsmen had earlier reported that how Rev. Fr. Clement Ugwu, the parish priest of St. Mark Catholic Church, Obinofia Ndiuno in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state was killed five months ago.
While perpetrators of the killing of Rev. Fr. Clement Ugwu have not been brought to book barely five months later, unknown gunmen have killed another Catholic priest.
The body of Fr. Ugwu who was kidnapped on March 20, 2019 was found lying helplessly dead in a bush after a one-week search by members of his church
Communication’s Director, Catholic Diocese of Enugu Reverend Fr. Benjamin Achi confirmed the tragic news.
Fr. Achi who decried the killing, said that details of the incident would be made available to our correspondent after the meeting of the priests this morning.
He said “We (priests) are going for meeting now at the diocese. After the meeting, I will give you the details and the position of the church on the incident.”
When the state Commissioner of police, Sulieman Balarabe was contacted on the telephone, he said he would get back to our correspondent, after getting details from the Area Commander.