BREAKING: Gunmen kill Imo Anglican priest at parsonage, raze vehicle - Punch Newspapers

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Tragedy struck in Imo State on Tuesday [today] after hoodlums murdered an Anglican priest, Rev Emeka Merenu.

Our correspondent gathered that the victim, until his death, was the priest-in-charge of St Andrew’s Anglican church, Ihitte-Ukwa in the Orsu Local Government Area of the state. The priest, a native of Amaorji in Nkwerre in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state, was killed in the early hours of Tuesday, our correspondent learnt.

A member of the church, who spoke to our correspondent in confidence, disclosed that the attackers stormed the church premises and butchered the priest.A source said, “The priest in charge of St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Ihitte-Ukwa in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State was killed this morning.

 

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woye1 The are forgetting that Anglican is the Church of England and yet they want western support.

Africa diaspora and their sponsored hoodlums on killing spree in the south east killing and destroying the poor masses who needed to make a living to survive by not complying to lockdown ,the south east have to rise as their region has been taken over by cartels hoodlums

The security agencies have no reasonable excuse to give for not protecting the Igbos against the murderous and arsonous activities of IPOB members.

Gunmen created by Nnamdi Kanu and those who were backing him financially to cause chaos in the SE because they hated and thought they were doing Buhari. When all these were being created, Igbo elders looked on angry at not being given appointment in a govt they campaigned against

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