{"id":351100,"date":"2025-01-02T13:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=351100"},"modified":"2025-01-02T13:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T12:47:22","slug":"imo-catholic-priest-shoots-boy-dead-during-new-year-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/02\/imo-catholic-priest-shoots-boy-dead-during-new-year-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"Imo Catholic priest shoots boy dead during New Year mass"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The incident happened in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of the State during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/07\/30\/gunmen-kill-four-police-officers-in-imo-state-attack\/\">Imo State<\/a>, a boy has been allegedly shot dead by a Catholic Reverend\u2019s Father for setting off fireworks within the church premises.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of the State during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025,<\/p>\n<p>The tragic occurrence has sparked outrage among netizens with many expressing shock and disbelief and calling for justice.<\/p>\n<p>However, Within Nigeria couldn\u2019t immediately ascertain the name and parish of the priest and the name of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post shared via the handle, \u2018For The Love Of Anambra,\u2019 on Wednesday, it quoted eyewitness accounts, reporting that after the deceased set off the knockouts, \u201cthe priest, whose identity remains undisclosed, picked up a firearm and fatally shot him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incident has left the community in shock and mourning, with residents expressing outrage and demanding a thorough investigation to uncover the facts behind the unfortunate event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, Henry Okoye, confirmed the incident on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Okoye stated that an investigation has been launched into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have launched a detailed investigation to ascertain the remote facts surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurther development on the case will be communicated in due course, please,\u201d the police spokesperson stated in a message.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the incident, a Facebook user, Malachy Chukwunyereugo, wrote, \u201cHe will spend the rest of his life in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another Facebook user, Lyn Chy, lamented, \u201cThe fact that a Reverend father owns a gun it\u2019s somehow [sic].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user, Peace Ijeoma wrote, \u201cIt\u2019s disheartening to see how religious bigots are defending the priest. May we try to be lovers of God and not lovers of the men of God this 2025. Rip to the boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On X, a tweep identified as Bloc Chief, with the username #blochief, shared his amusement.<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted, \u201cI thought this happens in the USA? How can this happen in Imo? Mehn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another tweep, identified as Rise above hat, but tweeting as #asababoi2man, wrote, \u201cMaybe he has [been] abducted before by gunmen\u2026 so he felt the men are back.. only God knows what he was thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incident happened in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of the State during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025 In Imo State, a boy has been allegedly shot dead by a Catholic Reverend\u2019s Father for setting off fireworks within the church premises. 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