The gunmen targeted the Reverend Father but were only able to kidnap the catechist of the Catholic parish.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the gunmen picked the catechist when they could not get his boss, Reverend Father Joseph Shekari, who was not in when his residence was attacked.
The Chairman of Ikulu Zone of the parish, Sunday Bage, told NAN that the abductors came “around 9.30 p.m.”“They dragged the Catechist to the bush. They took him with his phone. We have been calling the line but it keeps ringing out,” he told NAN on phone. She recalled that it was not long ago that Mr Shekari was abducted and was rescued after “a huge ransom” was paid.NAN recalls that Mr Shekari was kidnapped by gunmen in February 2022.
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