Gunmen reportedly kidnapped a Catholic Priest, Rev. Father M. Okide of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu and six other travellers on Sunday evening in Enugu.
According to reports, the incident occurred along Eke-Affa-Egede Road in Udi Local Government Area of the State between 4.30pm and 5pm.
The the kidnappers have already made telephone contacts with relatives of the victims demanding N100 million as ransom before the Catholic Priest and other captives could be released.
Reports said the kidnappers had left the children of the victims inside their car crying helplessly before police operatives arrived the scene to evacuate them.
Operatives of Udi Police Division are already seen combing the area with a view to securing the release of the Catholic Priest and other victims.
