Bandits kidnap a Catholic priest in Abia and demand N50 million in ransom

By Adeleye Kunle

Reverend Father Chinedu Nwadike, a Catholic priest, was kidnapped by bandits along the Okigwe-Enugu expressway in Abia State’s Umunneochi council area.

According to Track News, Nwadike, who is also the Deputy Registrar of Spiritan University Nneochi, SUN, was kidnapped along with a seminarian while traveling to Enugu for an official assignment.

According to the sources, the kidnappers have made contact with the school and are demanding N50 billion in ransom for his release.

“Reverend Father Nwadike was abducted just moments after leaving the school for an official assignment in Enugu.” He was abducted along the Okigwe-Enugu expressway in Umunneochi Local Government Area. His kidnappers are now demanding N50 million in ransom. We’re pleading with them to let him go unharmed because we don’t know where we’ll get such a large sum. The state and federal governments should take immediate action to address the security situation in Umunneochi. Everyone is terrified of traveling. People are kidnapped on a daily basis, especially on the expressway, with security agencies on the lookout, according to the sources.

The cleric had escaped an earlier abduction attempt on the same road a few days before the incident, according to Track News .

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