Reverend Father Tobias Okonkwo, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi in Anambra State, has tragically been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen.
Reports indicate that Okonkwo was murdered on Thursday evening around 7 p.m. along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway.
The news of his death was confirmed in a letter from the Diocesan Secretariat in Nnewi, dated December 27, 2024, and signed by Rev. Fr. Raphael Ezeogu, the Chancellor of Nnewi Diocese.
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The letter, which included a photograph of the deceased, was titled “Obituary” and provided details: Rev. Fr. Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, Born: August 11, 1984; Ordained: July 11, 2015; Died: December 26, 2024.
The letter also requested prayers and Holy Masses for his eternal rest from the Catholic faithful.
It read, “Where sorrow increases, divine consolation increases all the more.
“The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi announces, with sorrow but with stronger faith, that our dear Rev. Fr. Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo died yesterday, 26th December 2024.
“He was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Ihiala, along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway around 7 pm and 8 pm.
“Till yesterday, Fr. 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.
“We solicit your prayers and Holy Masses for his eternal joy. May Fr. Tobias rejoice in Paradise forever, Amen. May God console the bereaved.
“Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course.”
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