Reverend Father Beats 70-Year-Old Man Blue Black For Allegedly Charming Him

Worshippers at St Dominic’s Catholic Church, Adazi Enu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State were shocked on Friday when a US-based Catholic priest, Rev. Father Mike Steve Ezeatu, descended on a 70-year-old man and beat him blue black.

Parishioners told Southern City News that the priest had finished celebrating a funeral mass and was about entering his SUV when he sighted the old man identified as Innocent Nwolisa and beckoned on him to come closer. Obeying the call, Nwolisa approached the cleric, who descended on him, accusing the old man of charming him while he was celebrating mass on the pulpit.

Narrating the story, the first son of the victim, Ebuka Nwolisa, said his father was about to leave the compound of Ifedigbo in Ugweni Ojii, where the funeral mass of one late Ifeoma Ifedigbo, had just been celebrated by Ezeatu, when he was called back by the priest “I think my father went because we are related to the priest and they know each other. My father thought the priest might be calling him to give him special blessing, but what he got was a beating.

“The only saving grace he (reverend father) had was that I was not around; that was why he got way with his action,” an angry Ebuka explained. Another eyewitness, Mr. Arinze Ezeatu, who is a younger brother of the priest said, “Father Mike complained that the old man was releasing evil powers on him while he was at the altar celebrating the mass, and that was the reason for his action. Arinze and Olisa Ezeatu, both younger and elder brothers of the priest, maintained that it was not true that Nwolisa was releasing evil powers on him, but that the reverend father was suspecting that the old man may have supported his brothers, whom the priest has for long been at loggerheads with over land.

According to them, “The priest is our brother, but he is more like a curse to us than a blessing. He is based in the US, and can be described as a businessman than a clergy. Because he has money, he has grabbed all our land and we have been in dispute with him.

“We have even reported him to the Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, yet he has not let go. The man he beat up is an elder in our extended family, and he has been advising the priest to relinquish the land to us and even settle our rift.

 “We think he simply suspected that the man has started siding us after knowing the truth. That is why he beat him up on Friday after celebrating mass.” Meanwhile, Ebuka the first son of the victim, who led his younger brother to the resident Parish priest of St Dominic’s parish to complain about the incident, told Southern City News that his father was recovering. When Southern City News contacted Mr. Abuchi Onwumelu, the Press Secretary to the Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev, Paulinus Ezeokafor, he (Onwumelu) declined comment.

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Posted: at 20-02-2016 07:21 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

really@@@@

Posted: at 20-02-2016 07:42 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Either the alleged charm on him is true or false, the priest is totally wrong...... what happened to prayers if it's true that the old man actually use a charm on him...... the priest must be sanctioned for his I'll treatment of an elder by the Bishop of that diocese....... Que Sera Sera

Posted: at 20-02-2016 07:52 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Reverend Father what will u do with all the land u arec fighting 4 who will inherit them later, or what shall it profit a man who gain many plots of lands and looses is soul

Posted: at 20-02-2016 09:30 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

hehehehe.....Father no dey get hand for any
thing concerning properties..except him car
...now this father am sure him swaggerlious
father wey dey Rock......God is the judge sha

Posted: at 20-02-2016 10:50 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

He was releasing evil powder on u and no one else saw it there but only u. U never tell us the truth rev. Very bad of u

Posted: at 20-02-2016 11:04 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

OK

Posted: at 20-02-2016 11:35 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

Ok

Posted: at 20-02-2016 01:01 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Hmm nawa o.

Posted: at 20-02-2016 02:44 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Even if the old man released evil powers on you why not you at the same time and release your own powers on him so that it will be power jam power. Abi you no get power

Posted: at 20-02-2016 06:44 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie