Gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Umuahia.

Reports say Rev. Father Geoffrey Chimezie, assistant priest of St. Theresa Catholic Parish, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Umuahia, Abia State’s capital.

According to the Vanguard, the pastor was kidnapped along Enyiukwu road, Umuahia, after completing the morning mass at St. Gabriel, Okpururie, Afaraukwu, which functions as an out-station of the St. Theresa Parish, the gunmen pushed him out of his car and drove away in their car.

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“The Priest was kidnapped along the Enyiukwu road, Afara. He usually goes to St. Gabriel, Okpriurie, Afaraukwu to conduct morning mass because Gabriel is still under St. Theresa’s Parish.He was on his way back when the incident happened. I don’t know if they were waiting for him on the road, but they forced him out of his Toyota Corolla car into their jeep and sped off. As at the moment, nobody has heard from him or his abductors,” the source said.