A Roman Catholic Priest was on Saturday evening killed in Gwagwalada area of Abuja, Police say.
Rev. Fr Michael Akawu of Abuja Archdiocese was shot dead by yet to be identified gun men.
Spokesman of the FCP Police Command, DSP Ajuguri Manzah, confirmed the incident while speaking to newsmen on Sunday. According to him, the police has commenced investigations into the incident.
He said the FCT Police Commissioner, CP Ciroma has order detectives to move to Gwagwalada to unearth the immediate and remote causes of the incident
The Catholic Priest, who until his gruesome killing worked as Assistant Parish Priest at Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Parish Dobi, was allegedly gunned down at a Supermarket in Gwagwalada where he was said to have gone shopping.
The alleged assailants, according to unconfirmed sources were still at large.
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