Gunmen attack Catholic church, abduct seminarian, worshipper during service
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Sunday morning reportedly invaded St. Joseph Catholic Church, Inoyi, in Affa, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, abducted a seminarian and one worshipper during a church service.
The incident was disclosed by popular social media influencer, Sen Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, in a Facebook post.
He said the attackers stormed the church and kidnapped a seminarian who had come to celebrate Mass, a catechist and another worshipper.
According to him, the kidnappers later released the catechist but took the seminarian and the other victim away.
Ugwuanyi added that local youths had launched a search operation in nearby bushes.
“The whole village is thrown into frenzy as the search continues,” he wrote.
He called on the government to intensify efforts to tackle rising insecurity in the area.
In a separate Facebook post, another user shared a video purportedly from the scene, alleging that kidnappers attacked St. Joseph Catholic Church, Inoyi, Affa, and appealed to the Enugu State Government to intervene.
The Police Command in the State is yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
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