May 1, 2023

Two Catholic priests have been abducted by gunmen within the Agbara-Otor area of Ughelli North Local Government in Delta State.

This was contained in a statement by the Delta State police command on Sunday.

According to the Police, the Priests, Reverend Father Chochos Kunav and his colleague Rev Father Raphael Ogigba, were abducted at the Agbara-Otor road on Saturday night while on their way to Ughelli.

Giving further details of the development, Police Public Relation Officer in the state, Edafe Bright said the command has been proactively handling the abduction to ensure they are released unharmed, as they are on the trail of the kidnappers.