Catholic Priest shot dead boy for setting off firecrackers during mass celebration

The Catholic priest of a church Joseph Enyiaka, has allegedly shot a boy dead during a Holy Mass celebration, marking the crossover to the New Year 2025 at St. Columba Parish Amaimo, a community in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state.

Penpushing reports that the boy met his untimely death after he set off firecrackers within a church premises, while as at the time of filing this report the catholic priest has been arrested by the police command

The Bishop of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, Lucius Ugorji, however, in a statement said the church leadership highly regrets the shooting to death of the boy, adding that apart from the deceased, one person was wounded during the shooting.

Penpushing further reports that the statement said the Archdiocese of Owerri condoles with the bereaved family, and prays for the happy repose of the dead, and the speedy recovery of the injured person, while the Bishop called for calm explaining that police were already investigating the incident.

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