Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Friday evening abducted two Catholic priests in Kaduna State, IgbereTV reports
The priests – John Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas — were abducted at Gure parish in the Lere local government area of the state.
The Chancellor of the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Emmanuel Okolo, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday night.
He said the duo were kidnapped shortly after they arrived at the parısh rectory of Christ the King Catholic Church in Yadin Garu, Lere LGA.
At least six Catholic priests had been abducted in some parts of the country, including Edo and Kaduna States in the last few weeks
