September 18, (THEWILL) – A Catholic priest, Rev. Father M. Okide, of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu, has been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
Father Okide was reportedly kidnapped along with six other travellers on Sunday evening, along Eke-Affa-Egede Road in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu.
Although the State Police Command is yet to issue any statement on the incident, THEWILL gathered that operatives of Udi Police Division are already combing the area with a view to securing the release of the Catholic Priest and other victims.
It was learnt that the kidnappers had already made telephone contact with relatives of the victims, demanding N100 million as ransom for their release.
