Gunmen kidnap another Catholic priest in Nsukka

The Catholic Church in Nigeria was again hit by another kidnapping on Monday, as a priest, Reverend Father Malachy Asadu was kidnapped in Nsukka, Enugu State.

Fr. Asadu, a priest at the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, was reportedly kidnapped along Imilike-Nsukka Road while returning from a diocesan meeting held at Saint Thereasa Cathedral, Nsukka.

Confirming the incidence, the spokesman of the State Police Command, Ebere Amaraizu, said on Tuesday that details of the priest’s abduction were still sketchy.

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He however said police operatives have since commenced a manhunt for the hoodlums with a view to securing the priest unhurt.

The abduction of Father Asadu brings to nine, the number of Catholic priests that have so far been kidnapped in Enugu State this year.

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