Gunmen Kill Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev Fr Eya

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Catholic family in Enugu State has been thrown into anguish and mourning.

This follows the gruesome killing of one of its Priests, Rev Fr Mathew Eya, by gunmen in Eha-Ndiagu, Eha-Alumonah in Nsukka Local Council of the State.

According to eye witness accounts, Fr Eya who was the Priest in-charge of St.Charles Catholic Church in Eha -Alumona  was shot and killed by the hoodlums late Friday evening September 19, 2025, while returning home from an engagement in Enugu.

The assailants who operated on a motorcycle, reportedly seized and killed the Catholic Cleric very close to an ongoing healthcare delivery project in the area.

The motives of the dastardly act could not be clearly established as at the time of reporting.

But not a few have ruled out the possibility of a failed kidnap attempt, insisting that it may have been  a glaring case of assassination.

A  witness informed that Fr Eya was alone in the vehicle at the time he was  Intercepted by the gunmen.

“They shot at his tyres, thereby forcing his vehicle to stop. Then, they approached and shot him severally at a close range. From the way the gunmen operated, it does not look like a case of abduction even though some people are thinking along that line.”

The Police and State Government, as well as the Catholic authorities in Enugu state, were yet to officially react to the development at the time of this reporting.