BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Another Catholic Priest, Three Aides In Imo State


Father Opara, who’s responsible of Man of Dispute and Discipline of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, used to be kidnapped on Friday evening alongside three diversified occupants of his vehicle along Ejemekwuru-Ogbaku Dual carriageway housing Oguta.
Gunmen like kidnapped one other Catholic priest, Rev Fr Mathias Opara in Imo Reveal.
Father Opara, who’s responsible of Man of Dispute and Discipline of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, used to be kidnapped on Friday evening alongside three diversified occupants of his vehicle along Ejemekwuru-Ogbaku Dual carriageway housing Oguta.
SaharaReporters learnt that the priest used to be utilizing encourage to Owerri, the Imo Reveal capital after a burial when he used to be kidnapped.
His abduction got here barely 5 days after a priest responsible of Christ the King Catholic Church at Ezinachi/Ugwuago parish of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, Rev. Fr. Jude Maduka used to be kidnapped on Sunday correct moments sooner than he went for a Sunday Mass.
Additionally, the incident got here no longer as a lot as 24 hours after the grotesque assassinate of a used ruler of Orsu Obodo community in Oguta local authorities dwelling and a used prime minister of Mgbele community in the same dwelling.
In conserving with an eyewitness who gave his title Casmir Chidebube, the priest popularly is known as Owu Ujo used to be double-crossed while utilizing encourage to Owerri, the jabber capital after the burial rites of the father of one among his colleagues at Izombe community in the Oguta LGA.
Chidebube acknowledged, “Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara popularly is known as Owu Ujo has correct been kidnapped along Ejemekwuru/Ogbaku Dual carriageway. He used to be kidnapped alongside others he used to be in the same vehicle with.
“The incident took status upright sooner than us. We had been also coming encourage to Owerri from the funeral rites of the father of one other Catholic priest at Izombe in the Oguta Local Government Home of Imo Reveal.”
When contacted, the Director of Public Communications of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, Rev Fr Raymond Ogu confirmed the Kidnap of the priest.