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A Reverend father, identified as Charles Igechi, under the Benin Archdiocese, has been shot dead by gunmen in Benin, Edo state.

It was gathered that the priest was shot by gunmen on Wednesday along the Agbor Road, Bypass area in Ikhueniro axis of Benin, on his way to his place of assignment.

A Reverend father within the Benin Archdiocese who craved anonymity, because he was not authorised to speak, confirmed the killing of the Priest.

He said, “It is true, he was killed. Nobody was with him when he was killed by gunmen. His corpse bore bullet holes when he was found.

Efforts to reach the Edo state Command spokesperson, Chidi Nwanbuzor, was unsuccessful as calls and text message to his cell phone were not answered.

But the Catholic Archbishop of Benin City, Augustine Akubeze, said that the issue had been reported to the police and expressed hope that justice would be served on the perpetrators of the illegal act.