Two Catholic nuns, Vincentia Maria Nwankwo and Grace Mariette Okoli, were reportedly abducted on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in Ufuma, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that the incident occurred as the sisters were returning from a vocational association meeting in Ogboji.
The kidnappers, suspected to be gunmen, remain at large, and the Anambra State Police Command has launched a joint operation to rescue the kidnapped sisters.
The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ, identified the victims as Vincentia Maria Nwankwo, the Principal of Archbishop Charles Heerey Memorial Model Secondary School Ufuma, and Grace Mariette Okoli, a teacher at Immaculata Girls Model Secondary School Nnewi.
The Catholic community has called for prayers and supplications for the unconditional release of the sisters.
In a statement signed by SP Tochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, visited the scene for on the spot assessment and assured that the command was working with some clues to arrest the suspects and rescue the victims.
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