Sunday, January 29, 2017
Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Delta, Demand =N=10m Ransom
Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in-charge of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Eku in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Rev. Fr. Joseph Oghenekevwe Ojakorotu, reportsThe Punch.
Ojakorotu was said to have been kidnapped along the Sapele-Eku Road in Sapele Local Government Area while returning from a journey to Eku on Friday.
Sources disclosed on Saturday that the abductors contacted some of his worshippers and demanded N10m ransom.
A worshipper, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the priest was waylaid at bad road portion by his assailants who dragged him out of the car he was travelling in.
It was gathered that the road had witnessed kidnapping and robbery activities in the past.
The spokesman for the police in the state, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident, adding that the command was making efforts to rescue the cleric.
Aniamaka said, “I can assure you that we shall not let criminals succeed in the state. We have dispatched security operatives to the area to ensure that the priest is rescued unhurt. We shall surely arrest the perpetrators to face the law. Crime does not thrive in Delta.”
He also urged family members of the abducted priest not to pay ransom to the hoodlums.
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