Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri lecturer and Catholic priest, Prof. Jerome Okonkwo will forever be grateful to God for making him a priest.Reason: His priesthood recently delivered him at the hands of kidnappers.
Fr. Okonkwo penultimate Sunday ran into a group of fierce-looking abductors in Agbaja, Nwangele LGA of the state.
The gang reportedly seized him but later let him off the hook on realising that he is a reverend father.
Nigeria Newspoint gathered that his abductors profusely apologized to him and returned N1,000 out of the N10,000 they had collected from him to enable him ferry himself to his destination.
But the urchins held onto other victims among who was the wife of Dr. Joe Madumere, a native of Nkwerre Local Government Area.
Contacted, Dr. Madumere confirmed the abduction of his wife. he also said the kidnappers had contacted him.
A top official of IMSU also confirmed the kidnap and release of Fr. Okonkwo.
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