Gunmen have kidnapped the priest in charge of St Michael’s Catholic Church Parish in Umuekebi, Osuoweerre community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev Fr Kingsley Eze, popularly known as Father Ichie.
The priest and another man identified as Uchenna Newman, who drove the priest in a Volvo jeep were kidnapped at Orieama junction around 8 pm on Thursday, according to reports.
The suspects were also said to have robbed shop owners at the junction before leaving the scene.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Henry Okoye, had yet to react to the incident.
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