Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a Catholic priest of Christ the King Parish of the Okigwe Catholic Diocese, Rev. Father Jude Maduka. The incident happened in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
Residents and parishioners in the area gave conflicting accounts of has the incident happened.
Some residents and parishioners said he was kidnapped while hurrying to celebrate Sunday mass, others said it was during an inspection of his New Adoration site at Ogii Village in the Okigwe area.
Some others linked the incident to the report of the kidnapping for ransom that has been happening in the Okigwe axis as well as politically-sponsored attacks in the area.
This is coming a day after two police officers were killed and one injured at Okpala junction in the Ngor Okpala council area of the state.
Gunmen have been on a rampage in some parts of the state recently targeting security officers killing and stealing their rifles.
