Imo: Catholic priest shoots, kills boy over knockouts during New Year Mass

OLAYIWOLA AJISAFE FROM PUNCH

A Catholic Reverend’s Father has allegedly shot a boy dead after the latter set off knockouts within the church premises.

The incident which happened during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025, in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, has attracted reactions from social media users.

However, PUNCH Online couldn’t verify the name and parish of the priest and the name of the deceased.

In a Facebook post shared via the handle, ‘For The Love Of Anambra,’ on Wednesday, it quoted eyewitness accounts, reporting that after the deceased set off the knockouts, “the priest, whose identity remains undisclosed, picked up a firearm and fatally shot him.