ENUGU POLICE INTENSIFY HUNT FOR KILLERS OF CATHOLIC PRIEST, 38 SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY.

By Prince Uwalaka Chimaroke
21- SEPT -2025

The Enugu State Police Command has made significant progress in investigating the tragic murder of Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, with 38 persons now in custody as part of ongoing efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.

In a statement issued in Enugu on Sunday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed that the arrests followed intensive operations ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa. He explained that tactical teams under the Udenu Area Command conducted thorough bush combing and raided known criminal hideouts, leading to the arrests and recovery of several incriminating materials.

The suspects, Ndukwe noted, are currently being profiled and screened as the manhunt for the direct killers continues. CP Giwa has assured that investigators will not relent until those behind the brutal act are fished out and prosecuted.

The Commissioner of Police, while extending his condolences to the family of the slain priest and the Catholic Church community, pledged the Command’s unwavering commitment to securing justice and restoring confidence in public safety.

Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya was murdered on the night of September 19, 2025, along Eha-Ndiagu Eha-Etiti Road in Eha-Alumona, Nsukka Local Government Area, a development that has since sparked grief and outrage across the state.