Wani firist Katolika a jihar Imo, Najeriya, ya yi wani abin takaici a ranar 1 ga Janairu, 2024, lokacin da ya harbe wani yaro a lokacin bikin Kirsimeti. An bayyana cewa lamarin ya faru ne a cikin cocin St. Mary’s Catholic Church, inda firist din ya yi amfani da bindiga a lokacin da yaron ya yi ta bugun kofar cocin.
Rahotanni sun nuna cewa yaron, wanda ke da shekaru 16, ya shiga cocin don neman taimako a lokacin da ya fara bugun kofar. Amma firist din, wanda ba a bayyana sunansa ba, ya yi amfani da bindiga don hana shiga, kuma harsashin ya buge yaron a kai, wanda ya kai ga mutuwarsa nan take.
Hukumar ‘yan sanda ta jihar Imo ta tabbatar da lamarin kuma ta ce ana gudanar da bincike kan abin da ya faru. Jami’an tsaro sun kama firist din kuma sun kai shi gidan yari don ci gaba da bincike.
Al’ummar yankin sun nuna rashin jin dadinsu kan lamarin, inda suka yi kira da a gurfanar da firist din a gaban kotu. Wasu sun yi ikirarin cewa firist din ya kasance yana da halin rashin haƙuri da tashin hankali a baya, amma ba a taba samun wani lamari mai tsanani kamar haka ba.
Ikilisiyar Katolika ta jihar Imo ta bayyana cewa tana cikin zurfafa bincike kan lamarin kuma za ta dauki matakin da ya dace kan duk wanda ya kasance da hannu a cikin wannan abin takaici. Haka kuma, ta yi kira ga al’umma da su kasance cikin kwanciyar hankali yayin da bincike ke gudana.
