Armed robbers have invaded St. Joseph Catholic Church in Aba, Abia State, beat up the priest and stole an undisclosed amount of cash.
247ureports.com gathered that the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, located on Market Road, Aba held a dedication service to mark the building of new structures and the renovation of the entire church, where funds were raised for the project
In the night following the event, armed robbers invaded the church through the fence and made straight to where the funds realized during the day was kept and beat up the parish priest with the butt of their gun.
They were said to have carted away the funds but avoided cheques written in the name of the parish.
When our correspondent visited the church, the parish priest was said to be away.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abia State command, ASP Geoffrey Ogbonna said he is not aware of the incident.
