The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, on Sunday said that the police have been tracking some individuals suspected to be the killers of a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Paul Offu.
Balarabe made the disclosure on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu, while speaking on the efforts of the command to arrest the suspects.
Offu, who was the Parish Priest of St. James Greater Parish, Ugbawka in Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, was killed on Thursday evening by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
He was reportedly shot and killed on the Ihe-Agbudu Road in Awgu LGA.
The police chief said: “We are still tracking some individuals believed to be connected with the crime.
“However, soon, we will make arrest of some suspects.”
He appealed to residents of the state to assist security agencies with useful information that could help in apprehending the hoodlums.
