A priest of the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Linus Okwu, has reportedly flogged members of his church, including women, girls and choir members, for allegedly failing to clear grasses within the church premises.
Okwu is said to be the parish priest of St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The Nation reports that the cleric allegedly whipped the parishioners, comprising mothers, young men, ladies and teenagers.
According to the report, trouble started when the angry priest, armed with canes, interrupted a choir practice in his parish and demanded an explanation on why the church field was yet to be cleared.
Not satisfied with the responses he got, he ordered the choir members to kneel and started flogging them mercilessly.
One of the victims who pleaded anonymity said she went home with bruises.
The victim further stated that the shock would continue to live with her for a lifetime.
“The Priest, who was visibly…