Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest,Philip Ekeli and Peter Andrew, a seminarian, from St. Peter Catholic Church in Iviukwa, Etsako East LGA, Edo State.
The attack, which occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, was confirmed by police sources on Tuesday, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region.
A police source disclosed: “The police received a distress call from the chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Mr. Inaede Gabriel, informing them that the church was under siege.”