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Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Dapromzy333(op): 6:09pm On Dec 27, 2024

A Catholic priest of Nnewi Diocese, Anambra State, Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen along the ever busy Owerri-Onitsha expressway, News360 Nigeria reports.

The 40-year-old priest reportedly lost his life between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 26, 2024.

Before his untimely death, Fr. Okonkwo served as a pharmacist and was the priest in charge of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala. He also managed the hospital’s Schools of Nursing, Midwifery, and Medical Laboratory.

The Chancellor of Nnewi Diocese, Rev. Fr. Raphael Ezeogu, confirmed the incident in an official obituary sighted by PlatinumPost reporter on Friday.

It reads : “Born: August 11, 1984; Ordained: July 11, 2015, Died: December 26, 2024. 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 Onitsha-Owerri Expressway around 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course.

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.”

The news of Fr. Okonkwo’s death has sent shockwaves through the community, with many mourning the loss of a beloved spiritual leader and healthcare professional.

https://news360ng.news/amidst-missing-of-retired-anglican-archbishop-gunmen-kill-catholic-priest-in-anambra/

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Richtaiwo(m): 6:12pm On Dec 27, 2024

I now understand why my friend Obiora refuse to travel for Christmas and new year.

I also understand why Peter Obi celebrated Christmas with his family in Lagos and planning to be in Lagos for crossover.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by muykem: 6:14pm On Dec 27, 2024

IPOB has finished SE patapata. They thought, it's a fight against Buhari government but today Buhari is no longer in power and muster refuse to go.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by MasterJayJay: 6:15pm On Dec 27, 2024

Richtaiwo:

Someone was killed and you are laughing. What's funny?

Your comment was captured in screenshot, no matter how many times you edit it.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by FirstCounsel(m): 6:17pm On Dec 27, 2024

May his soul rest in peace. That ihiala axis....

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by vanbonattel: 6:19pm On Dec 27, 2024

MasterJayJay:
Someone was killed and you are laughing. What's funny?

They are happy, they are the sponsors of terrorism in the east.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Ojiofor: 6:21pm On Dec 27, 2024

Ever since Nnamdi Kanu brain-washed Igbo youths nobody is spared in their criminality not religious leader or traditional leaders for them everyone except them are agents of the zoo.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by MasterJayJay: 6:21pm On Dec 27, 2024

muykem:
IPOB has finished SE patapata. They thought, it's a fight against Buhari government but today Buhari is no longer in power and muster refuse to go.

Ogun is part of Southeast too?

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Ellapthia(m): 6:26pm On Dec 27, 2024

This is really sad and painful. These are times when God would have intervened by stopping his killers from carrying out such inhumane, evil, wicked, devilish and dastardly Act .

May the killers never see anything good in their entire existence. Worms and vultures will feast on the carcasses

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by sreamsense: 6:32pm On Dec 27, 2024

Rest in Peace, Reverend father; may the church and your family be comforted in the Lord. You have done your part in this world, Jesus Christ, who is ever honest, sinless and truthful will resurrect you to rein with Him where there is no death anymore. He has promised to wipe away our tears one day, may your good deeds be counted for you and your sins be forgiven. May God strengthen those of us that still remain alife so that we will finish our race in Christ Jesus well. Jesus Christ is the only true hope of eternity with Christ. He never lied for once, he is dependable and trustworthy. He is full of love and never like other fake prophet that kept sleeping with teenage girl and even his slave on matrimonial bed.

For ipob, the terrorists of the south east. Kanu and ekpa seeds of terrorism that is due for harvest is only harvesting death to Biafrans. Ipob-s killing igbos and also keeps bragging about it. What a terrible problem kanu brought to Igbo land and ekpa promoted

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by OkpaNsukkaisBae(m): 6:37pm On Dec 27, 2024

Lol

Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Mindlog: 6:38pm On Dec 27, 2024*

Richtaiwo:
I now understand why my friend Obiora refuse to travel for Christmas and new year.

I also understand why Peter Obi celebrated Christmas with his family in Lagos and planning to be in Lagos for crossover.

Since you are one of his security guards at his "Lagos home" you are too dense to know that your oga is not in the house you are guarding.😂😂😂

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by greatiyk4u(m): 6:43pm On Dec 27, 2024

WesleyPepper:
😂😂😂
Imagine an Ibo person calling others dirty villagers . Must be lack of self awareness.
You were named bush people for a reason bro

Lagos is safer than every state in Nigeria . Fact!

Oyo village had modern toilets for the first time in over 100 years......

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Bobloco: 6:47pm On Dec 27, 2024

Richtaiwo:
I now understand why my friend Obiora refuse to travel for Christmas and new year.

I also understand why Peter Obi celebrated Christmas with his family in Lagos and planning to be in Lagos for crossover.

The substance you smoke made it impossible for you to read and understand that Peter Obi celebrated his Christmas at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Onitsha.

Here is a thread to that

https://www.nairaland.com/8301733/xmas-obi-visits-nigerian-correctional

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by nedu666: 7:19pm On Dec 27, 2024

Mindlog:
Since you are one of his security guards in his "Lagos home" you are too dense to know that your oga is not in the house you are guarding.😂😂😂

Damn. Are you this violent

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Brenbentondiaz: 7:41pm On Dec 27, 2024

The...um...most secured region in Nigeria.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Urheadmaster(m): 8:03pm On Dec 27, 2024

Boys of Simon ekperima the APC agent in Finland.

The evil apc government lead by buhari have done in East,and continue by Tinubu will never be forgotten.

Devil Umahi that recruited Simon ekperima for buhari will never go unpunished tongue

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by IGBOPROMISE1: 8:07pm On Dec 27, 2024

MasterJayJay:
Someone was killed and you are laughing. What's funny?

Your comment was captured in screenshot, no matter how many times you edit it.

That’s what gives these vile cretins joy….news of murder from the south-east, especially if it’s over the festive period! They’re all 100% from one ethnic group and they’re desperate to see insecurity in the south-east so they can blame IPOB and Mazi Kanu as well as demarket the region! Ignore the animal!

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by IGBOPROMISE1: 8:10pm On Dec 27, 2024

They’ve been online all day…waiting in expectation that news will come in showing results of their prayers to lucifer and the handwork of their assassin cells domiciled in the south-east! One of them all but promised me Igbos’ will be murdered this festive period….that’s how deep their evil and hatred is!

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by PulaPower: 8:13pm On Dec 27, 2024

It was just like yesterday when these people were hailing unknown gun men..

https://www.nairaland.com/7110873/unknown-gunmen-hailed-ariaria-market

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by MasterJayJay: 8:14pm On Dec 27, 2024

Brenbentondiaz:
The...um...most secured region in Nigeria.

Anyone with a working brain knows that the most defensive football team can still concede a goal.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by PulaPower: 8:16pm On Dec 27, 2024

MasterJayJay:
Anyone with a working brain knows that the most defensive football team can still concede a goal.

But SE is not conceding goal from opponent, instead, they’re scoring own goal..

Such team is a terrible one if I must tell you..

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by kedeojo(m): 8:19pm On Dec 27, 2024

vanbonattel:
They are happy, they are the sponsors of terrorism in the east.

Nobody out the south east is sponsoring terrorism but rather it is self made problems by you people. Soludo has said it all. Until you people are brave enough to confront the monsters that are igbos, things like this will continue to happen.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by MasterJayJay: 8:19pm On Dec 27, 2024

PulaPower:
But SE is not conceding goal from opponent, instead, they’re scoring own goal..

Such team is a terrible one if I must tell you..

Skull mining in SW is not own goal?
Bokoharam in north is not own goal?

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by kedeojo(m): 8:21pm On Dec 27, 2024

MasterJayJay:
Ogun is part of Southeast too?

You are using just an incident to compare a recouring ones. Face reality.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by Stolen: 8:22pm On Dec 27, 2024

BUT THERE ARE MILITARY CHECK POINTS EVERYWHERE?

WE KNOW THE TERRORIST KILLING OUR PEOPLE LIKE COWARDS.

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Re: Gunmen Kill Catholic Priests Rev. Father Tobias Okonkwo In Anambra by StaffofOrayan(m): 8:22pm On Dec 27, 2024

Ablejesus26, I think the moniker is retired now,
This guy was Igbo but he saw through Ipob, he predicted all these to a tee even in the midst of fire and brimstone from his kinsmen!

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