The police in Anambra State have launched a manhunt
for killers of a Catholic priest in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra
State, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Recall that the Catholic priest, Tobias Okonkwo, was
killed on Thursday in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Okonkwo, a pharmacist, was shot dead by some
unidentified assailants at Ihiala, along Onitsha-Owerri Expressway around 7
p.m. and 8 p.m., church authorities announced on Friday.
Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the
Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Nnaghe Obono, has vowed that the
police command would “leave no stone unturned” in tracking down the killers.
Mr Obono has commiserated with the family of Mr
Okonkwo as well as authorities of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi over the loss
of the cleric.
The police commissioner urged residents of Anambra
State to support the security agencies with information that can aid
investigation the killing.
He assured the residents that such information would
be treated with utmost confidentiality.
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