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Gunmen abduct Anglican bishop in Rivers

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[FILE] Gunmen have kidnapped the Bishop of Ahoada Anglican Diocese in Rivers State, Clement Ekpeye.
Gunmen have kidnapped the Bishop of Ahoada Anglican Diocese in Rivers State, Clement Ekpeye.

A source in the church told The Guardian that Ekpeye was kidnapped at his Bishop’s Court residence in Ahoada.

It was gathered at press time that the gunmen had not made any contact with his family.

Police in Rivers State are said to have begun manhunt for the abductors and possibly rescue him from them.

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The State Police Command spokesperson, Nnamdi Omoni, said effort was being made by security agents to rescue the Bishop.
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