TWO Catholic priests have been kidnapped by gunmen within the Agbara-Otor area of Ughelli North Local Government in Delta State.
The Delta State police command in a statement on Sunday said it is on the trail of the kidnappers who abducted Reverend Father Chochos Kunav and his colleague Rev Father Raphael Ogigba.
The clerics, police said, were abducted at the Agbara-Otor road on Saturday night while on their way to Ughelli.
According to the Delta state Police Public Relation Officer, Edafe Bright, the command has been proactively handling the abduction to ensure they are released unharmed.
One of the hostages, Father Chochos works in Ibadan and was on a visit to his colleague of the Catholic diocese of Warri.
The two were kidnapped on their way after the visit.