Gunmen have again abducted a Catholic priest along Okigwe-Umunneochi Road, between Imo and Abia states in Nigeria’s South-east region.
The Director of Communication of the Enugu Catholic Diocese, Benjamin Achi, confirmed the incident on Monday.
The abducted priest, Chinedu Nwadike, was abducted alongside a Catholic seminarian, Emmanuel Nwafor, while they were on their way to Enugu State.
As correspondent Fatimah Ibrahim reports, there has been an upsurge in the abduction and killing of Catholic Priests in the country