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By Matthew Ochei<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Anglican priest, Revd Anthony Oyi, has been kidnapped by\nsuspected Fulani herders on his farm at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local\nGovernment Area of Delta State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sunday PUNCH gathered that the priest, who hails from\nIssele-Mkpitime, had gone with his family to the farm where he was kidnapped on\nSaturday morning alongside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reverend\u2019s wife, children and a man, who accompanied\nthem, were also said to have been abducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the abductors released the wife and children after three\nhours, asking her to go look for money to pay ransom for her husband\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was learnt that a vigilance group in Issele-Uku and\nIssele-Mkpitime had been alerted and a search party dispatched into the bush to\nrescue the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Onome\nOnovwakpoyeya, confirmed the kidnap, adding that the police had waded into the\nincident. He said police had started combing the bush to rescue them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stated, \u201cYes, the command has been alerted and we\nimmediately sent officers to comb the bush. Our men are already in the bush to\nrescue the victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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