Two priests of St Luke’s Catholic Church, Gyedna, Garam Ward in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State, Fr Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melchior have been reportedly abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday morning.
The police public relations officer Wasiu Abiodun confirmed this incidence and disclosed that the police tactical teams led by the DPO of Tafa Division have also been dispatched to the scene.
The Catholic Bishop of Minna, Most Rev Dr Martin Igwe Uzoukwu in a message sent to church members confirmed that the two priests were pastoral workers at St Luke’s Catholic Church Gyedna.
The church is located on the outskirt of the town, which is about an hour drive from Sabon-Wuse, and surrounded with mountains and forest, close to Kagarko are of Kaduna state
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