Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest, demand shocking ransom.

Gunmen have reportedly abducted a Catholic priest in-
charge of St. Patricks Catholic Church, Eku in Ethiope East
Local Government Area of Delta State, Rev. Fr. Joseph
Oghenekevwe Ojakorotu.
Fr Ojakorotu was allegedly abducted along the Sapele-Eku
road in Sapele Local Government Area while returning from
a journey to Eku on Friday.
Sources also confirmed that the gunmen are
demanding a N10 million before he could be released.
A parishioner who pleaded for anonymity said the catholic priest was waylaid at a bad
portion along the road by a group of arms-wielding young
men who immediately dragged him from his car into the
bush.
The section of the road had been known to be notorious for
kidnapping and robbery activities owing to the failed portion
of the road, the source added.
The source added, “The kidnappers allegedly called the parishioners and asked for the ransom before he could be released.
The spokesman of the Delta State Police Command, DSP
Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the abduction but has however asked for the ransom not to be paid and that they are on top of the situation.