A Catholic priest has been kidnapped and brutally murdered in an Imo State community, causing quite a stir in the area. According to a Vanguard report, Imo State Police Command has
confirmed the reported kidnap and murder of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr.
Cyriacus Onunkwo.
Confirming the ugly incident in a telephone chat on Sunday, the
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike, said the priest’s corpse
has been recovered.
“The matter was properly reported to the police and we went
into action. Less than 24 hours after, the Orsu Divisional Police
Officer, DPO, reported the discovery of an abandoned corpse in its area
of jurisdiction”, Ezike said.
According to the Imo police boss, priests of Orlu Catholic Diocese
were called in immediately and they identified the corpse as their
priest.
“Although we are working on all leads over the matter. For now,
it is a clear case of abduction and murder. If it was a case of
kidnapping, his captives would have put a call across to anybody close
their victim and made a demand”, Ezike said.
Answering a question, the CP said that “Although nobody has been arrested in connection with the crime, we are investigating it”.