A Catholic priest Fr. Emmanuel Akingbade, who presides over St. Benedict’s Catholic Church in Ido Ekiti has been abducted by a three-man gang who whisked him away to an unknown destination.The trained lawyer and Assistant Director, Justice, Development and Peace Initiative (JDPI) of his church, was kidnapped on Tuesday night, after the three-man gang gained entrance into his residence with weapons in their hands.
The Bishop of the diocese Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye who confirmed the incidence said the incident is sad and devastating.
“They told the priest that some amount of money had been paid on his life except if he could pay them N20m. They asked him to put on any clothe he liked and drove him away, since then we have not been able to establish contact with him,” Ajakaye said.
Ajakaye also mentioned the abductors carted away with the priest’s computer laptop, undisclosed amount of money and a mobile phone. Meanwhile, the Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has placed a two-million Naira bounty on the kidnappers of Father Emmanuel Akingbade after assuring Ekiti State people that the priest will be rescued.
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