Benue: Catholic Diocese, police give conflicting accounts on missing seminarian

The Catholic Diocese of Otukpo and the Benue State Police Command person presented conflicting versions of events surrounding the disappearance of seminarian, Kelvin Ochai from the residence of the Catholic Bishop of Otukpo, Most Rev. Michael Ekwoyi Apochi.

While the Catholic Diocese maintained that Ochai was abducted on Wednesday night from the Bishop’s residence successful Asa III, Otukpo, the constabulary said the incidental is presently being investigated arsenic a missing idiosyncratic case.

In a connection issued on Friday, the Diocesan Chancellor, Rev. Joseph Itodo, disclosed that nary connection had been received from the alleged kidnappers since the incidental occurred. 

He added that efforts were being intensified to guarantee the seminarian regained his freedom.

The connection work successful part, “The Catholic Bishop of Otukpo Diocese, Most Rev. Michael Ekwoyi Apochi, expressed heavy sadness implicit the incidental and called connected each Christ’s faithful wrong the diocese and radical of goodwill to connection earnest prayers for the seminarian’s speedy and harmless release.

“The Bishop besides assured the faithful that effo...