Gunmen abduct catholic priest in Abia

Rev Fr Godfrey Mark Chimezie of St Theresa Catholic Church, Umuahia, Abia State, has been abducted.

Chimezie, who is from Enugu State, was ordained a priest earlier this year.

He was reportedly abducted along Enyiukwu Road in the Ohokobe Afaraukwu community, Ibeku in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state.

It was learnt that the kidnappers intercepted the clergyman who had just concluded a morning mass at St Gabriel ,Okpururie, Afaraukwu, forced him out of his Toyota Corolla into their jeep and sped away.