IGP orders manhunt for killers of Catholic Priest – TheNigerialawyer

…as operations rescue RCCG pastors begin

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has
ordered massive manhunt for the killers of the Parish Priest of St.
James the Greater Catholic Church, Ugbawka in Enugu State. Fr.
Offu, who was of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu, was shot dead last
Thursday by gunmen, along Ihe-Agbudu Road in Awgu LGA of the
state.

The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, who conveyed
the IGP’s directive in a statement, said a similar order had been
made for the rescue of 5 pastors of the Redeemed Chris tian Church
of God (RCCG), who were kidnapped on their way to a meeting in
Lagos.

“Consequently, crack detectives from the IGP-Intelligence
Response Unit (IRT), the Forensic and Homicide sections of the
Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) have been deployed
to Enugu State to complement the Command in their investigations
into the unfortunate incident. In addition, the AIG in charge of
Zone 9 Headquarters has been directed to mobilize more units of
Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel to black spots in Enugu
State.

“In a similar vein, intensified operations have commenced for
the rescue of RCCG Pastors who were abducted along J3 Area of
Ogbere on their way to Lagos from the Eastern part of the Country.
Tactical and Operational assets of the Force have been deployed
with the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command taking the
lead-role in the search and rescue operations.

“The IGP, while condemning the killing of the Catholic priest
and the abduction of the clergymen, calls for calm and assures that
the perpetrators will not go unpunished. He therefore enjoins the
public to avail the Police with credible information that will
assist in apprehending the criminals”, Mba said.