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KADUNA: Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Kafanchan, kill chef

GUNMEN this morning kidnapped a priest of the Catholic Church of Kafanchan Diocese, Reverend Father Joseph Shekari.

The Priest was abducted from his residence at Ikulu Fari in Chawai village of Kauru Local Government Area in the early hours of the day.

According to Channels Television, the priest returned from a thanksgiving service last night.

He was later kidnapped from his residence.

The source said that the gunmen also killed the Reverend Father’s cook, who is a secondary school student, before taking the priest away to an unknown destination.

The gunmen reportedly carted away an undisclosed amount of money from the priest’s house during the attack.

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