Again Gunmen Kidnap More Catholic Priests

Category: Crime News

 

This time, two Catholic priests were kidnapped in Edo State.

This comes amid the continued abduction of clergymen in the country, especially Catholic priests.

Police authorities in the state have confirmed the incident which occurred on Saturday night around Ehor and Iruekpen communities along the Benin-Auchi Expressway.

In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, identified the victims as Reverend Father Udo Peter of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Uromi, and Reverend Father Philemon Oboh of St. Joseph Retreat Centre, Ugboha in Esan South East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.