Killing of Catholic priest in Enugu: Priests stage protest, ask herdsmen to leave the state

Priests of the Catholic Church in Enugu State on Friday protested against the killing of one their colleagues Reverend Fr. Paul Offu on Thursday night by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

Fr. Offu, Parish Priest of St. James Greater Catholic Church was shot in Ihe, Awgu Local government area of the state.

The angry Catholic priests marched to the Government House with placards, demanding that herdsmen vacate the state.

They also matched through the major streets in the state capital to the police headquarters, chanting “God save Enugu people from murderous Fulani herdsmen, “enough is enough, the government should do something and save us.”