Outrage as Enugu Catholic priest reportedly flogs women, choir members

A priest of the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Linus Okwu, has reportedly flogged contributors of his church, including girls, girls and choir contributors, for allegedly failing to obvious grasses in each place in the church premises.

Okwu is purported to be the parish priest of St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Agbani in Nkanu West Native Authorities Win 22 situation of Enugu Tell.

The Nation stories that the cleric allegedly whipped the parishioners, comprising mothers, younger males, women and children.

In accordance to the file, distress began when the furious priest, armed with canes, interrupted a choir instruct in his parish and demanded an clarification on why the church self-discipline was once but to be cleared.

Not contented with the responses he bought, he ordered the choir contributors to kneel and started flogging them mercilessly.

One amongst the victims who pleaded anonymity acknowledged she went dwelling with bruises.

The sufferer further acknowledged that the shock would proceed to live alongside with her for a lifetime.

“The Priest, who was once visibly inflamed whereas addressing the choir contributors instructed us that since we typically alter to the teaching and instruction of the church, that he would instruct the stick methodology to make certain compliance.

“I was once sitting on a row of seats where teenage contributors of our choir had been, so, when he began flogging, I withdrew to the attend seat with the hope that he wouldn’t flog adults and mothers amongst us, but to my surprise, he flogged everybody, including myself.

“After I attempted to place up resistance, he instructed me that if my father flogs me at dwelling when I horrid him, he furthermore reserves the final be conscious to whip contributors of his congregation as the daddy of the church in the event that they falter. I was once badly bruised when he carried out with me,” the sufferer acknowledged.

The Director of Communique of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Anthony Aneke, was once but to react to the incident.