Rev. Fr. Francis Ugoo Egbebu, the Parish
Priest of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Umuola, Amaigbo, Nwangele local
council area of Imo State has been abducted by unknown gunmen.
Some imminent members of the Catholic Diocese
of Orlu, where Rev. Fr. Egbebu is serving, revealed that the ever cheerful
priest was last seen driving out of the Parish Monday morning.
Although it was not clear at press time, the
exact location where the priest was picked up by the hoodlums, stories making
the rounds however indicated that the kidnappers had made an initial contact
with close relations of the priest and demanded N5 million ransom
As Vanguard puts it, Rev. Fr. Egbebu, who is
the first vicar of the parish, resumed duties on November 2014, when the young
parish was created and inaugurated by the Catholic Bishop of Orly Diocese, Most
Rev, Dr. Augustine Ukwuoma.
Confirming the kidnap to newsmen, the Parish
Council Chairman, Engr. Adolphus Ogbonna, said the parishioners are passing
through serious anxiety and sorrow over the senseless abduction of their parish
priest.
“We have heard the news of the kidnap of our
parish priest. Some people say he was kidnapped around Owerri, while others
claim he was kidnapped in our community.
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