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2023-10-30 Africa Subsaharan

[DAILYPOST.NG] The Catholic Diocese of Wukari has confirmed the abduction of one of its priests.

The priest whose name was given as Rev. Father, Thaddeus Tarhembe, was said to have been kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday.

His abduction, as observed by DAILY POST, is coming barely two days after four persons were kidnapped in Pupule village of Yorro local government council.

Confirming the abduction via a statement made available to journalists in the state, the Director of Communication, Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Rev. Fr. John Jerome Laikei, said the priest was kidnapped at the Rev. Father’s rectory of St. Ann’s Gay Pareeh, Sarkin Kudu, by yet to be identified gunnies.

The kidnapped holy man, according to the statement, is a priest of St. Ann’s Gay Pareeh, Sarkin Kudu, Ibi local government area of Taraba State.

The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Taraba State chapter, it would be recalled, recently raised the alarm over the abduction of Christian holy mans in the state.

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