Kidnapped Enugu Catholic seminarian, others released

A Catholic seminarian and different worshippers abducted by gunmen astatine St. Joseph Catholic Church, Inoyi, Affa, successful Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, person been released.

DAILY POST reported that the victims were kidnapped during a religion work on Sunday morning erstwhile gunmen invaded the church.

The improvement was announced by societal media influencer, Sen Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, successful a Facebook station on Sunday.

Ugwuanyi said the victims were released from captivity pursuing sustained efforts by information operatives and section authorities to way down the kidnappers.

He commended Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, for his intervention, saying the politician had fixed the kidnappers a “tough fight” since the abduction occurred.

According to him, the Director of the Department of State Services, DSS, successful Enugu State, the governor’s aide-de-camp and the Chairman of Udi Local Government Area, Ogbonnia Agu, were portion of the squad that pursued the kidnappers.

“To God beryllium the glory. Those our brothers that were kidnapped successful a Catholic religion astatine Affa person been released from captivity,” Ugwuanyi wrote.

He added that the sustained unit connected the kidnappers yet forced them to merchandise the victims.

The victims had been abducted alongside a catechist and different worshipper.

The catechist was reportedly released sho...