Gunmen have allegedly assassinated a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya, parish priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, Eha-Ndiagu, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Friday evening along the Eha-Ndiagu road while the Catholic priest, Matthew Eya, was returning to his parish, the attackers on a motorcycle opened fire on the cleric upon sighting his Toyota Camry car, he reportedly died instantly.
A community source, who did not want his name mentioned said the attackers deflated the tyres of the priest’s vehicle, forcing it to stop, before shooting him multiple times at close range.
“He was returning from Enugu when the gunmen closed in on him near the ongoing Type C hospital project. They shot at his car, immobilised it, and then killed him,” the source said.
It was gathered that another occupant in the vehicle was left unharmed, while the attackers fled immediately after the incident.
