Suspected
armed robbers have shot dead a Catholic priest, Michael Akawu, in Gwagwalada, a
satellite town in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Akawu was
shopping at a supermarket around 8 pm on Saturday when the bandits attacked the
facility and fatally shot him.
It could not
be ascertained if the incident was a robbery or an assassination as details of
the violence were sketchy on Sunday.
The slain
cleric who was ordained last year was said to be the first indigenous priest in
the Gwagwalada area.The Catholic Church spokesman, Fr. Chris Anyanwu, confirmed
the incident but added that he did not have much details about the
circumstances surrounding Akawu’s demise.
“I heard
about the incident, but I don’t have much details about it because I’m not in
Abuja. It’s very unfortunate, but I will get the details once I return,” he
told our correspondent on the phone on Sunday.
The FCT
Police Public Relations Officer, Anjuguri Manzah, could not be reached for
comment as he did not respond to phone calls.
He had yet
to reply an SMS on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
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