Gunmen have abducted a Catholic Auxiliary Archbishop of Owerri, Moses Chikwe, on Sunday, December 27, 2020 along Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, in Imo State.
Eyewitness report says his driver was also abducted. The abductors took them away in the clerics official car which they later returned to Assumpta roundabout.
Confirming the report, police spokesman Orlando Ikeokwu, who said the police got wind of the incident via social media, affirmed that the incident actually happened on Sunday evening.
He said the Imo State Police Commissioner, Isaac Akinmoyede, has already set a process in motion to arrest the culprits.
“The Commissioner of Police has activated the Command’s Quick Intervention Team (QUIT) and the Anti Kidnapping Unit (AKU), to move into the matter with a view to rescue the Bishop and possibly arrest the hoodlums,” Ikeokwu said.
