Gunmen on Friday abducted a priest of the Uromi Catholic Arch Diocese, Rev Father Nicholas Oboh in Benin the Edo State capital, adding to the growing number of priests falling victims of growing wave of kidnapping.
The whereabouts of the Cleric is yet to be ascertained at press time.
Many clerics of different Christian denominations had been kidnapped in different parts of the country in recent months with some of them ending up being murdered even where ransoms were paid.
Chancellor Uromi Diocese, Rev Father Osi Odenore, in a statement posted on his facebook page said that Rev Father Oboh was abducted on Valentine’s Day.
He was, however, not specific on the particular location where the abduction took place.
Similarly, four children of the same family from Umelu community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area were abducted by armed robbers after they had robbed residents of the area.
Odenore called for prayers for the release of Father Oboh.
According to the cleric: “We are sure he is alive, and since the incident, steps have be taken to ensure that Rev Father Nicholas Oboh is release without no harm.”
New Telegraph reports that armed robbers had also robbed residents of Umuelu community and took four children along with them.
Sources in the area said one of the abducted children has been released after the parents parted with the sum of N2 million.
