Shock As Catholic Bishop Of Owerri Is Kidnapped |The Source

By Chidi Onyewuchi

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Owerri Diocese, His Lordship Moses Chikwe has been kidnapped.

Chikwe was kidnapped on Sunday December, 27, 2020.

He is the auxiliary Bishop, and billed to succeed the the retiring Archbishop of the Diocese, His Grace, Dr  Anthony Obinna.

It is not public yet the circumstances under which he was kidnapped, but his abductors has not made any contact with either the Church or his family.

In a release signed by Zachariah Nyantiso Samjumi of the Catholic Secretariat, Abuja, Archbishop Obinna confirmed Bishop Chikwe’s Kidnap. “Upto this moment, there has been no communication from the Kidnappers”, adding: “Trusting in the maternal assistance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we pray for his safety and quick return.”

Without doubt, Bishop Chikwe’s kidnap is the most high profile abduction, so far, in Imo State.