Gunmen abduct Catholic priest in Benue
A Catholic priest, Reverend Father John Inalegwu Otache, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen along the Otobi Amejo-Ajegbe road in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. Otache, the Parish Priest of St. Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe-Awume, was said to have been abducted on Tuesday while returning from Otukpo. The Catholic Diocese of Otukpo confirmed the…
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[Claude] Report 2 describes the same abduction of the St. Margaret's Parish priest in Benue, with no conflicting facts.
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