Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Abia

Rev Fr Godfrey Mark Chimezie of St Theresa Catholic Church, Umuahia, Abia State, has been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

He was kidnapped along Enyiukwu Road, Ohokobe Afaraukwu community, Ibeku, in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State on Wednesday.

Rev Fr Chemezie was said to have been intercepted after concluding the morning mass at St Gabriel, Okpururie, Afaraukwu.

He was reportedly forced out of his Toyota Corolla car into a jeep and taken away.

Chimezie, who hails from Enugu state, was ordained a priest earlier this year 2021.