Gunmen have attacked a Catholic priest with the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Bartholomew Chime, and shot his leg.
It was gathered that the priest, who was ordained as a Catholic priest in December 2021, was accosted by the hoodlums on Friday while on pastoral work.
The attackers were said to have accosted Fr. Chime and asked him to release all the money he had on him.
“He told them he did not have money. They collected his telephone and shot him on the leg, put him in the trunk of his car and drove away.
“When they got to former tollgate along Enugu-Onitsha Road, they dumped him inside the bush and zoomed off with his car.
“Through the special Grace of God, he crawled out of the bush and called for help. Those who saw him took him to the hospital where he is currently receiving treatment, ”a source said.
The Director of Communications,
Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rev.Fr. Benjamin Achi, confirmed the attack.
Achi, who lamented the rising insecurity in the country, tasked political leaders and security agencies to live up to their responsibility of securing lives and properties of the citizens.
“The hoodlums accosted father, searched him and asked him to give them money but he told them he didn’t have money. So, they shot him on the leg and took him somewhere and dumped him inside the bush and left.
“We give God all the glory that Fr. Chime survived the onslaught because he was badly shot. Currently, he is responding to treatment in a hospital,” Rev. Fr. Achi said.
