Police confirm abduction of Catholic priest in Delta

Gunmen have kidnapped Harrison Prhinyovaw, the priest in charge of St. John’s Catholic Church, Obinomba in Ukwuani LGA of Delta state.

The priest was said to have been abducted at about 8pm on Monday in Abraka, Ethiope East LGA of the state.

The victim was said to have been on transit from Warri to Obinomba.

Edafe Bright, the police public relations officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed the incident.

The police spokesperson said a team of officers was already on trail of the suspects.

According to NAN, a community source said the cleric was driving through the “bad spot” in his Highland SUV in Oria-Abraka when the incident happened.

“The kidnappers shot sporadically in the air to scare away passers-by at the scene of the operation. They abandoned the cleric’s car at the scene of the incident,” the source was quoted as saying.

A member of the local vigilante was also quoted as saying that he and his colleagues heard the sound of gunshots fired by the kidnappers.