In the Ikabigbo community of the Etsako West local government of Edo State, suspected kidnappers have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Osia.
On Sunday morning as he was getting ready for Mass, Osia was kidnapped at his home.
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, local vigilante groups are working to save the priest.
The source claims that while looking for the cleric, the gunmen shot one of the neighbourhood boys.
He claimed that after being taken to an Auchi hospital, the victim was sent to a specialist facility in Irrua for care.
While confirming the development, the community’s traditional leaders, Bramah Alegeh, also stated that efforts are being made to secure the priest’s release.
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Alegeh claims that vigilantes and security forces are scouring the area for him to be released.
Another development involves the shooting deaths of two alleged armed robbers by the Edo State police command.
It was discovered that the suspects robbed a gas station early on Sunday in Benin city.
After their heist at the gas station, the robbers made their way to another location, where the police engaged them in a duel.
The command’s spokesperson confirmed the development and mentioned that other gang members managed to escape hurt.
He claimed that the police had learned that armed robbers had broken into the Rubec Oil and Gas Station off Murtala Mohamed Way in Benin City.
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The spokesperson claimed that when the police and Vigilante arrived on the scene right away, they found that they had relocated.
He added that the robbers opened fire when they saw the security team because they had been pursued by them to their destination.
“Through the process, two of the armed robbers were killed while others managed to flee with various degrees of bullet injuries,” the spokesperson said.
The suspects’ deaths were officially confirmed at the Police Cottage hospital, he continued.
