Tension has gripped Enugu State after the brutal m¥rder of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya, by unidentified g¥nmen.
The incident occurred Friday evening along the Eha-Alumona–Eha-Ndiagu Road in Nsukka Local Government Area.
Until his d+ath, Fr. Eya served as parish priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, Eha-Ndiagu.
Initial reports suggested the att+ck was a k%dnapping attempt, with claims that passengers were abd¥cted after the g¥nmen opened f%re on his vehicle. However, community sources insist the k+lling appeared to be a targeted a§§assination.
One witness told journalists that the priest was driving alone when armed men on motorcycles amb¥shed him near the ongoing Type C hospital project.
“They sh+t and deflated his tyres, forcing him to stop. Then they approached and f+red multiple rounds at close range. This doesn’t look like a k%dnapping,” the source said.
Fr. Eya, who hailed from Ugbaike in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North LGA, was described as a devoted cleric.
Confirming the tragedy, the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Fr. Cajetan Iyidobi, expressed deep sorrow in a statement:
“Shocked to the marrow, it is with crushing p+in and sorrow, yet with total submission to the will of the Almighty God and firm hope in the resurrection of the d+ad, that I inform you of the tr@gic d+ath of yet another brother of ours, Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya. He was sh%t d+ad yesterday, 19 September 2025, along the Eha-Alumona–Eha-Ndiagu Road. Let us remain ardent in prayer that God sees us through this period of devastating anguish. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.”
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