Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu
Hundreds of elderly women from Ogbozinne Akpugo, a community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Monday, protested the arrest of a clergyman, Reverend Kenneth Okafor.
The priest attached to Emmanuel Methodist Church, Ogbozinne, was arrested by heavily armed policemen, said to be from the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, inside the premises of the church on Friday, September 14.
Our correspondent learnt that the development was connected to the killing of the traditional ruler of Ogbozinne Akpugo, Igwe Steven Nwatu, by a mob made up of members of the community on June 11, 2018.
The priest was to appear before a judicial panel of inquiry set up by the Enugu State Government over the Igwe’s killing, on Monday, September 17, 2018.
However, the clergyman could not appear before the panel as planned. Meanwhile, elderly women marched through…
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