{"id":70409,"date":"2019-11-16T16:05:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T15:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=70409"},"modified":"2019-11-16T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T15:05:50","slug":"60-year-old-catholic-priest-burnt-to-death-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/60-year-old-catholic-priest-burnt-to-death-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"60-year-old Catholic priest burnt to death in Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m890670073564180533\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">A 60-year-old Catholic priest, <\/span>Rv Fr.Edmond Nwagbala\u00a0of St.\u00a0Peter Claver Catholic Parish Nnew ichi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State was early hours of Saturday burnt to death.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Parish Priest lost his life during the fire outbreak and was burnt beyond\u00a0recognition inside\u00a0 his room at same premises.\u00a0He was at the room where the fire incident emanated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Police Public Relations Officer of Anambra Police Command,\u00a0SP Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the incident, said\u00a0the cause of the inferno which started about\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"noreferrer\">04:00 am<\/a>\u00a0is yet to be ascertained.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Today Nov. 16 at about 04:00am, there was a fire outbreak at St.Peter Claver Catholic Parish Nnew ichi in Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">&#8221; The inferno which cause is yet to be ascertained affected part of the Church residential building. As a result the parish priest one Rv Fr.Edmond Nwagbala &#8216;m&#8217; aged about 60yrs was burnt beyond recognition inside\u00a0 his room at same premises,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Mohammed said the police\u00a0 patrol teams attached to Otolo Division led by the DPO visited the scene and Fire Service department was equally alerted,they responded promptly and put off the fire before it escalates.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">According to him, the victim was rushed to the hospital for medical attention but certified dead on arrival by the medical doctor and corpse deposited at the mortuary for postmortem examination.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">He said the Commissioner of Police CP John Abang, had ordered for a discreet investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Also confirming the incident, Chief Fire Officer of Anambra State Fire Service, Engr. Martin Agbili, said at about 0346 hours of Saturday, it received a distress call of a fire outbreak at the Parish House of St. Peter&#8217;s Catholic Church Nnewi Ichi Uruagu.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Our men were deployed to the fire scene and we have contained the situation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Edmond Nwagbara lost his life during the fire outbreak. 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