Gunmen in Anambra kidnap a Catholic priest, police begin a manhunt.
Gunmen in Anambra kidnap a Catholic priest, police begin a manhunt.Rev. Fr. Basil Gbuzuo, a Catholic priest stationed in Anambra, has been abducted by several as-yet-unidentified gunmen.
A Catholic priest from the Units Archdiocese named Gbuzuo was said to have been abducted while traveling over the Eke Nkpor-Obosi Bypass on Wednesday at around eight in the morning.
The event happened just one month after he was named among the top 10 wealthiest Catholic priests in Nigeria by a publication.
The abductors had not made touch with anyone about the priest, according to a statement released on Thursday by Rev. Fr. Prudentius Aroh, the Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha.
Gunmen in Anambra kidnap a Catholic priest, police begin a manhunt.”His Grace, Most Rev. Valerian M. Okeke, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha, cordially invites all Christ’s faithful and all men and women of goodwill to pray for the priest’s prompt and safe release as we step up our efforts to secure his freedom,” the statement stated.
“We entrust the timely release of our brother, Fr. Basil, from the clutches of his kidnappers to the mighty intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Priests.”
When reached, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the state police spokesperson, verified the event in a statement.
Gunmen in Anambra kidnap a Catholic priest, police begin a manhunt.Ikenga reported that the state’s commissioner of police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, had given a speech to Catholic priests regarding the events that transpired during the Onitsha Bishop Conference.
In response to the tragic occurrence that happened at Nkpor Junction in Onitsha, he declared, “The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors and possible rescue of Reverend Fr. Basil Chukwuemeka.”
“Some of the incident’s eyewitnesses are already assisting the command in the ongoing operation,”
Gunmen in Anambra kidnap a Catholic priest, police begin a manhunt.In the meantime, Nnaghe Obono Itam, the Commissioner of Police, calmed the anxieties of the Catholic priests by telling them that every effort would be made to rescue the priest unharmed and apprehend the abductors.
“Please provide updates on any new developments.”
