Friday night, abducted Archbishop
Ignatius Kattey, the Dean of the
Anglican Communion in Nigeria and
Archbishop, Niger Delta North Diocese.
The victim was said to have been whisked away with his wife, Beatrice, by the kidnappers around Aleto Bridge, Eleme at about 10.30pm while on his way to Port Harcourt.
Sources close to the archbishop said he
was driving to Port Harcourt to pass the
night there so he could be at the airport
to receive the Primate of the church, Primate Nicolas Oko, who was due in the
state Saturday.
The sources explained that Kattey had thought that yesterday's sanitation exercise in the state that would have warranted restriction of movement would be in force; so he wanted to be at the airport quite early to receive the Primate who was coming to Rivers on Episcopal issues.
The sources said the kidnappers later
abandoned the archbishop's wife and his
vehicle in the bush some distance away
from where the abduction took place, adding that no contact had been
established with the gunmen.
It could not be confirmed if Kattey drove
himself that night but, it was gathered that he rarely moved around with security personnel. "He has a driver.
But he does not move around with
security escorts. He is such a simple and
exemplary religious leader. I pray for his
unconditional and immediate release", a
member of the Anglican Church in Port
Harcourt pleaded.
When contacted, Rivers State Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Angela
Agabe, confirmed the ugly development,
adding that efforts were on to rescue the
archbishop. Agabe said the police gave
the kidnappers a hot chase when they
were alerted about the abduction; a
situation she said forced the kidnappers
to abandon the wife in the bush around
Aleto.
According to her, the police had set up a
crack search team, assuring that they
would soon secure Kattey's release.
"We are on top of the situation. Our men
rescued the wife who was kidnapped with
him last night. We are combing the bush
and exploring other means to secure his
release", she said.
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