By Godwin-Maria Utuedoye,
It was a sad day for Catholics in Nigeria on Friday, December 24, Christmas Eve, when unknown gunmen killed of one of her Priests, Rev. Fr. Luke Adeleke of Catgolic Diocese of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Report had it that Rev. Fr. Luke was murdered by unknown gunmen at about 7:00pm. The sad incident occurred while the Catholic Priest was returning home after celebrating Holy Mass at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Ogunmakin, an outstation of his parish.
The attackers fired at his vehicle and the bullets hit his legs, making him lose a lot of blood and died in his car.
His remains was later deposited at the morgue of Sacred Heart Hospital, Lantoro, Abeokuta.
Until his gruesome killing, Rev. Fr. Adeleke was the Parish Priest of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Ijemo Fadipe in the Odeda Local Government of Ogun State.
He was born February 20, 1983 and ordained Priest January 21, 2017 for the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta.