Gunmen have killed a Catholic priest in Anambra State, from Nnewi Catholic Diocese, Rev Fr Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo.
The news of Fr Okonkwo’s death was revealed in a statement signed by Rev. Fr. Raphael Ezeogu, the Chancellor of the Nnewi Diocese.
The statement described Fr. Tobias as a devoted priest and pharmacist. He was said to have been shot dead by unidentified assailants in Ihiala, Anambra State, on Boxing Day, December 26, 2024.
This incident is coming barely two weeks after the abduction of a 75-year-old retired Anglican Archbishop, Most Reverend Godwin Okpala, who is still being held by his abductors.