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A Catholic Priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, Eha-Ndiagu, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya, has been assassinated by gunmen while returning to his parish along the Eha-Ndiagu Road.
Penpushing reports that community sources said the assailants, reportedly riding on a motorcycle, intercepted the vehicle of the parish priest and opened fire, killing him instantly on Friday
The sources added that the attackers deflated the tyres of the priest’s vehicle, forcing it to stop, before shooting him multiple times at close range.
“He was returning from Enugu when the gunmen closed in on him near the ongoing Type C hospital project. They shot at his car, immobilised it, and then killed him,” the source said.
Penpushing further reports that another occupant in the vehicle was left unharmed, while the attackers fled immediately after the incident, and as at the time of filing this report neither the Enugu State Police Command nor the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka had issued an official statement on the killing.
Meanwhile, the late Fr. Eya hailed from Ugbaike in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
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