Rev. Fr. Wilfred Ezemba, the parish priest of St. Paul Parish, Agaliga-Efabo in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, has been k1dnápped.
The priest was reportedly @bdûcted on Saturday in Imane, Olamaboro LGA, along with some yet-to-be-identified commuters on the Imane–Ogugu road.
The incident has thrown the Catholic community in the area into distress. A fellow priest, Fr. Michael, said: “Since his @bduction three days ago, the k1dnappers have not made contact. But we are confident that God will deliver him safely. We strongly believe in the power of prayers, and we trust he will regain his freedom.”
Security agencies, including the Kogi East Neighbourhood Watch, the police, and tr0ops, are said to be combing surrounding forests in search of the @bductors.
The @bduction marks the second k1dnapping incident in Olamaboro LGA within a week. On September 7, a legal practitioner, Barrister A.B. Shaibu, was reportedly @bducted between Etieke and Okugoh. He was released last Thursday after his family secured his freedom.
When contacted, the spokesman of the Kogi State Police Command, SP Williams Aya, said the headquarters had not yet been formally briefed on Fr. Ezemba’s @bduction.
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