The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mamman Giwa, has intensified a manhunt for the killers of a Catholic priest, Matthew Eya, in the state.

Mr Eya was shot dead at night on September 19, on the Eha-Ndiagu Eha-Etiti Road in Eha-Alumona, Nsukka Local Government Area of the state.

A statement on Sunday in Enugu by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said that the CP has ordered that the killers of the priest must be traced and brought to book.

Mr Ndukwe said that the CP ordered the area commander, Udenu Area Command and heads of tactical and operational units in the command to fish out the killers.

Mr Ndukwe said that subsequently, police operatives under the Udenu Area command’s coverage had detained 38 suspects, following bush combing and raids of different blackspots in the area.

The CP stated, “Incriminating exhibits were recovered, while the suspects are currently undergoing screening. The commissioner has commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased and the Catholic Church. He reaffirmed the commitment of the police to leave no stone unturned in apprehend the perpetrators of the heinous crime and bringing them to justice.’’

(NAN)