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Shock as Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Vicar General in Benue, Demand Huge Ransom

Posted by Samuel on Mon 25th Apr, 2016 - tori.ng

Gunmen have waylaid and whisked away a revered Catholic cleric in Benue, demanding huge ransom to release him.

 
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The Vicar General of Catholic Diocese of Otukpo and Parish Priest of Catholic Church, Okpoga, Rev. Fr. Dr. John Adeyi has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
 
The Otukpa-born Catholic Priest, who recently celebrated his silver jubilee, was abducted on Sunday along Odoba Otukpa-Okwungaga road.
 
He was on his way to Otukpa, the headquarters of Ogbadibo LGA when he was whisked away to an unknown destination.
 
Meanwhile, a family source hinted that the abductors had called, demanding the sum of N25m.
 
“At about 30 minutes later, they reduced it to N10m,” the source said.


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