Some armed men opened fire on Daniel Nwankwo, parish priest of St Thomas Catholic Church, Onireke, Lagos, on Friday morning.
One of the parishoners, who identified himself as Valentine, said the assailant struck around 9am.
“They were three in number. The men came into the church as if they were parishioners,” Valentine told TheCable.
“When they arrived here, father was taking confession. As he was walking away after rounding off, they approached him and told him they need N5,000 to use in paying the hospital bill of someone.
“Before you knew what was happening, they had shot him on the stomach.”
Another witness, who refused to disclose his identity, said the attackers scaled the fence after hitting their target.
He said an associate priest of the church rushed Nwankwo to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
Journalists observed some parishioners also converged on the place, discussing the matter.
