The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that a yet-to-be-identified Catholic priest shot a boy dead after the deceased set off knockouts within the church premises.
The spokesperson for Imo State Police Command, Henry Okoye, made the confirmation in an interview with DAILY POST on Thursday.
However, Okoye did not reveal the name and parish of the priest and the name of the deceased when DAILY POST enquired.
According to him, the police have commenced investigation into the incident.
“The police have commenced an investigation into the matter. This is all I can say for the moment,” he told DAILY POST.
Although details are still sketchy on the incident, earlier, in a Facebook post shared through the account ‘For The Love Of Anambra’ on Wednesday, it was reported that after the deceased set off the knockouts, “the priest, whose identity remains undisclosed, picked up a firearm and fatally shot him”.
The incident has generated outrage on social media as of the time of filing this report.