There was pandemonium in Ubudom village in Atta community of Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State over the sudden disappearance of a Catholic catechist Camilus Obioha.
Obioha, 78, works for St. Fidelis’ Catholic Church, Atta and is in charge of St. Monica’s Catholic Station, Ubudom Atta as catechist.
He was declared missing by one of his children, Mr. Chinedu Shanco Obioha.
He was said to have left his house Friday morning and could not return in the night.
“We started getting worried when he didn’t return around 5pm that Friday because he doesn’t keep late night except any day there is something happening in the church.
Even on market days, he usually returns home early.
“So, it was surprising to us that he didn’t return home even without a word to anyone at home,” another member of the family told The Nation.
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Asked whether the disappearance of the catechist could have anything to do with abduction, the source said the likelihood of a kidnap was slim the man is only a peasant farmer.
The people of the community remain worried.
Weeks back, a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Malachy Asadu has been reportedly kidnapped in Nsukka, Enugu State on Monday.
Fr. Asadu, priest of Nsukka Catholic Diocese was kidnapped along Imilike-Nsukka Road while he was said to be returning from a diocesan meeting held at Thereasa Cathedral, Nsukka.
Police spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the kidnap incident on the telephone on Tuesday said that details of the priest’s abduction were still sketchy.
Amaraizu, however, said police operatives have since commenced a manhunt for the hoodlums with a view to securing the priest unhurt.
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