Church members arrested for kidnapping 2 priests in Plateau state
By Naomisophyblog
Four members of the Pankshin Catholic Diocese in Plateau State of Nigeria have been arrested and paraded for allegedly kidnapping two priests of the same Church.
Names of the suspects, who allegedly demanded a total sum of N50 Million as ransom on the kidnapped priests were not immediately given but they were paraded and their pictures taken.
Church’s financial secretary, three others orchestrated the abduction of the two Catholic Priests of the Saint Vincent de Paul Fier in Kwande, Shendam Diocese in Plateau state.
Frs. Kenneth Kanwa and Jude Nwachukwu were abducted on Thursday, February 1, by some unknown gunmen who stormed the parish.
Confirming their abduction in a statement on Sunday, January 4, parish priest, St. John Mary Vianney, Kwande, Shendam Diocese, Fr. Cornelius Nweke, urged all Catholics to pray for the release of the priests.
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Upon investigation, it was revealed that the kidnapping operations was allegedly led by the financial secretary of the Church who has now been arrested alongsides 3 other church members.
