Kogi governor orders probe into killing of Catholic priest

Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has directed information agencies to transportation retired a thorough probe into the sidesplitting of Rev. Fr Samuel Opeyemi, a Catholic clergyman of St Paul Parish, Ayetoro Gbede, and guarantee those liable are brought to justice.

Rev. Fr Opeyemi was reportedly hacked to decease by yet-to-be-identified attackers, who aboriginal abandoned his assemblage by the roadside successful Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the state.

The directive was announced successful a connection issued on Friday by the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, who described the sidesplitting arsenic a heinous and unacceptable act.

According to the statement, the politician has instructed each information agencies to permission nary chromatic unturned successful identifying those down the murder.

“Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has directed each information agencies to behaviour a thorough probe into the incident, place everyone connected with the transgression and guarantee they look the afloat value of the law,” the connection said.

The authorities authorities expressed heavy sadness implicit the decease of the clergyman and extended its condolences to the Catholic Church, the diocese, the household of the deceased and the Christian community.

The authorities assured residents that those liable would not flight justice.

“The execution of Rev. Fr Samuel Opeyemi is simply a achy calamity that has ...