Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in Imo State, South-east Nigeria

Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in Imo State, South-east Nigeria.

The victim, Jude Maduka, was kidnapped on Friday evening in Ogii, a community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state.

The Chancellor and Secretary of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, Princewill Iwuanyawu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

“He was kidnapped from his new adoration site while on inspection at the new site,” Mr Iwuanyawu, a Catholic priest, said.

The victim, Mr Maduka, is the parish priest of Christ the King Parish, Ezinnachi-Ugwaku Community, in the council area.

He was ordained a Catholic priest on 22 September 2012.

“We solicit your prayers that he may come back to us safe and sound,” he added.

The statement was silent on whether the kidnappers had contacted the diocese for ransom.