The youths rounded them up and made it difficult for them to escape and pounced on them until the two priests sustained serious injuries.
The crowds that gathered as the incident was going on – did not even help the priests; instead they encouraged and hailed the youths to go on with their mischievous act.
According to reports, the two priests were eventually rescued by Mr. Stephen Eze and his wife who later was said to have been ostracized by the community members.
Shepherd Communications learnt that Fr. Chikwado Udaya during the attack sustained a lot of injuries some of which affected his vision. In fact, since the ugly incident occurred, he has not been able to see with one of his eyes. He has already undergone an eye operation but the situation is still bad. Fr. Akubue Daniel as at the time of filing this report is still receiving treatment.