Sokoto boils again as one of the parishes headed by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, and kidnapped priests and some worshippers.
The attack occurred at the early hours of Wednesday, May 25.
The armed hoodlums, kidnapped two Priests and others in the rectory of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Kukah’s Sokoto Diocese covers Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States.
Social Communications Director of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev Fr Christopher Omotosho, confirmed the development.
He said the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto is under attack and no information has been gotten as to the whereabouts of the abductees.
Omotosho said, “As at midnight of today, 25th May, 2022, gunmen broke into the rectory of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, Kafur LGA of Katsina State.
“The Parish Priest and his assistant Rev Frs Stephen Ojapa, MSP, and Oliver Okpara and two boys in the house were kidnapped.
“No information as to their whereabouts. Kindly pray for their safety and release”.
