Gun men, Wednesday, broke inoo one of the churches of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, headed by Bishop Mathew Kukah and kidnapped two reverend priests and some worshippers
The attack reportedly took place in the early hours of Wednesday.
The incident took place at the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State, one of the parishes under the Sokoto diocese headed by Kukah.
Kukah’s Sokoto Diocese covers Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States.
The social communications director of the Catholic diocese of Sokoto , Rev Fr. Cristopher Omotosho, made this known
According to Omotosho; “As at midnight, 25th May, 2022, gunmen broke into the rectory of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, Kafur LGA of Katsina State.
“The Parish priests and his assistant, Rev Fr. Stephen Ojapa, MSP, and Oliver Okpara and two boys in the house were kidnapped.
“No information as to there whereabouts. Kindly pray for their safety and release.”