Gunmen have kidnapped two Catholic priests at Obior community, Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.

Report from the area said Reverend Father Franklyn Odiaka, who is the Parish Priest of Catholic Church of Assumption (Zappa Parish), Asaba, and another who was identified as Moses Onwaonwochie were abducted between Obior and Ubulu-Uku on the Umunede-Ogwashiuku Road in the evening of Thursday.

They were said to be returning from a ceremony in honour of the Bishop of Issele-Uku Diocese, The Most Rev. (Dr.) Michael Elue.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Celestina Kalu while confirming the report, the incident has not been officially reported to the police at the time of filing this report. He said information about the situation was still scanty.

Anxious parishioners of Assumption Catholic Church were seen on Friday around the church in clusters discussing the development in hush tunes.

The kidnap is coming barely two weeks when hoodlums allegedly broke into the church and removed undisclosed sums of money from the parish treasury. (Saturday Tribune)

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