Gunmen have attacked St. Vincent Ferrer Parish of the Catholic Church in Malumfashi local government in Katsina state, killing Rev. Father Alphonsus Bello and kidnapped another priest.
Rev. Fr Chris Omotosho,,The Communications Director of Sokoto Catholic Diocese,, told newsmen on Friday in Sokoto
The Spokesman who disclosed that the incident occurred on Thursday said the unknown gunmen stormed the Parish and kidnapped 70-year-old Rev. Father Joe Keke, who is the former Priest of the Parish and now in residence alongside Bello.
He said that Bello’s corpse was however, found on Friday morning in a farmland behind the Cathedral Training School, while the whereabouts of Father Keke is still unknown.
According to Omotosho, the abductors had not contacted anybody to enable them know the next step.
Malumfashi in Katisna State, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States are all under the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto whose spiritual leader is Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah.
