CATHOLIC PRIEST BURNT TO DEATH IN ANAMBRA

The Anambra Police Command Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident, said the inferno cause was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, adding that police patrol teams attached to Otolo Division led by the Divisional Police Officer visited the scene.

Penpushing further reports that, the police spokesman said the fire service department was equally alerted and they responded promptly and put off the fire, stating that, “As a result the parish priest one Rv Fr.Edmond Nwagbala ‘m’ aged about 60yrs was burnt beyond recognition inside his room at same premises.”

‘Meanwhile, the victim was rushed to the hospital for medical attention but certified dead on arrival by the medical doctor and corpse deposited at the mortuary for postmortem examination”, Mohammed said, adding that, the Commissioner of Police, John Abang, has ordered a discreet investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Penpushing also reports that, the Chief Fire Officer in Anambra State, Martin Agbili, confirmed the incident, stressing that, “at about 0346 hours of today, Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call of a fire outbreak at the Parish House of St. Peter’s Catholic Church Nnewi Ichi Uruagu”.

“Our men were deployed to the fire scene and we have contained the situation. The Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Edmond Nwagbara lost his life during the fire outbreak. He was at the room where the fire incident emanated,” he said.