Paul Offu, a Catholic priest in
Enugu state, was shot dead along Ihe-Agbudu road in Awgu local government area
of the state on Thursday.
The Catholic diocese of Enugu
announced this via its official Facebook page, blaming the incident on
suspected herdsmen.
“With a deep sense of sorrow, the
Catholic Diocese of Enugu announces the tragic death of Rev. For. Paul Offu who
was shot dead this evening (1st August 2019) by some hoodlums suspected to be
the notorious and murderous herdsmen, along Ihe-Agbudu Road in Awgu LGA,” the
diocese wrote.
The priest was until his death
the parish priest of St. James the Great parish, Ugbawka.
The sad incident comes less than
a month after another priest was killed by yet-to-be-identified people in the
state.
Ikechukwu Ilo was attacked and
seriously injured by kidnappers who opened fire on him after he refused to stop
his car.
It also comes months after
Clement Ugwu, another priest, was killed by armed men while returning from a
meeting in Ezeagu local government area.
Ebere Amaraizu, spokesman of
Enugu state police command, was not available for comments when we tried
to reach him on Friday morning. He neither answered calls nor responded to text
messages.
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