Rev. Fr. Raymond Ogu, Director of Public Communications for the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese has confirmed that some gunmen kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, in Imo State yesterday.The priest, also known as Owu Ujo, is the Man of Order and Discipline of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri.He was kidnapped on Friday, May 26, 2023, along Ejemekwuru/Ogbaku Road while returning to Owerri after performing the funeral rites for the father of one of his co...

In Edo State yesterday, scores of travellers waiting to board a train from Igueben in Igueben Local Government Area of the state to Warri in Delta State, were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen.The Command, in a press statement endorsed by its spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, at about 9.55pm, stated that the incident happened at about 4.00pm on Saturday.According to the statement, the suspected herdsmen, who were armed with AK 47 rifles, invaded the train station and shot sp...

The Spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, SP Chidi Nwanbuzor, has confirmed the kidnapping of two Catholic priests in a statement on Sunday, July 3.Reports have it that some gunmen abducted the two Catholic priests identified as Rev. Father Peter Udo of St Patrick’s Catholic church Uromi in Esan North East and Rev. Father Philemon Oboh of St Joseph retreat center Ugboha in Esan South East local government area of Edo State.The Priests were kidnapped between...