{"id":746247,"date":"2019-11-17T13:41:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T13:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/17\/catholic-priest-burnt-to-death-in-anambra\/"},"modified":"2019-11-17T13:41:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T13:41:38","slug":"catholic-priest-burnt-to-death-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/17\/catholic-priest-burnt-to-death-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Priest Burnt To Death In Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-670220\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/fire.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Destroys 35 Shops In Kano Market\" width=\"667\" height=\"360\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Rev Edmond Nwagbal, a Catholic priest was on Saturday burnt beyond recognition in a fire outbreak at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, in Nnewi Ichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area Anambra State.<\/p>\n<p>The State Police Command confirmed the incident saying Rev Nwagbal, who was living in the parish house, where the incident occurred died in the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, in the statement said the cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be known.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read in part: \u201cOn November 16, at about 04:00 a.m., there was a fire outbreak at St. Peter Claver Catholic Parish Nnewi Ichi, Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inferno, which cause is yet to be ascertained, affected part of the church\u2019s residential building. As a result the parish priest one Rev Edmond Nwagbala \u2018m\u2019 aged about 60 years was burnt beyond recognition inside his room at same premises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0We Were Stopped From Accessing Onitsha Fire Scene: Fire Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice patrol teams attached to Otolo Division led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) visited the scene. The Fire Service Department was equally alerted. And they responded promptly and put off the fire before it escalates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, 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 post-mortem examination,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mohammed, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. John Abang had ordered a discreet investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Rev Edmond Nwagbal, a Catholic priest was on Saturday burnt beyond recognition in a fire outbreak at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, in Nnewi Ichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area Anambra State. 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