From CNA:
The Diocese of Nnewi in Nigeria is appealing for prayers for the repose of the soul of Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, who was reportedly murdered on Dec. 26.
In a statement shared with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, the chancellor of the diocese, Father Raphael Ezeogu, said the late priest “was shot dead by unidentified assailants at lhiala along Onitsha-Owerri Expressway around 7 p.m.” “Father Tobias, a pharmacist and native of Ekwulumili in Nnewi South local government area, was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala,” Ezeogu said.