By SouthernVoicenews
Niger State police command has confirmed the killing of Reverend Father Isaac Achi of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church kafin Koro by bandits.
A statement by the police public relations officer of the command DSP Wasiu Abiodun indicates that bandits invaded the parish resident and set it ablaze burning the priest to death while his colleague Revered father Collins sustained a gunshot injury on his shoulder while trying to escape
The statement further explained that the body of the late clergy was recovered from the scene and his colleague who survived the incident is receiving treatment at the hospital
The commissioner Niger state police command Ogundele Ayodeji has since dispatched a reenforcement team to the area while effort is ongoing to apprehend the assailants