Imo: Gunmen Abduct Four Catholic  Rev. Sisters

By Charles Igbo

Four Roman Catholic Reverend Sisters have been abducted by Gunmen. They were abducted on Sunday morning, August 21, 2022, around the Okigwe-Umulolo axis. This axis has recently become notorious for the incessant abduction of people.

According to a release titled Sad News signed by Sister Zita Ihedoro, SJS, the abducted four – Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Libertad Mbamalu and Benita Agu – all Sisters Of  Jesus The Saviour Generalate – were on their way to a Thanksgiving Mass when they were abducted.

Ihedoro appealed for intense prayers on their behalf from Priests, People of God and all men and women of goodwill. She prayed for their immediate release and implored “Mother Mary” to intercede.

Abduction of innocent Nigerians has become the norm rather than the exception in the South-east of Nigeria.

On Saturday in Orji, Owerri North, Imo State, four people were abducted while  an auto-mechanic driving three of the kidnapped men was shot dead.