Breaking: Catholic Priest Attacked By Gunmen In Lagos

Gunmen, on Friday, attacked a Catholic priest, Daniel Nwankwo at St Thomas Catholic Church, Onireke, Lagos.

The incident happened at about 8.45 – 9am, shortly after the priest attended to a church member who came for confession.

Narrating the incident, a parishioner, simply identified as Valentine said, “They were three in number. The men came into the church as if they were parishioners.

“When they arrived here, father was taking confession. As he was walking away after rounding off, they approached him and told him they need N5,000 to use in paying the hospital bill of someone.

“Before you knew what was happening, they had shot him in the stomach.”

Another witness, who refused to disclose his identity, said the attackers scaled the fence after hitting their target.

He said an associate priest of the church rushed Nwankwo to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.