Gunmen abducted two Reverend sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) in Onitsha, Anambra state on Tuesday, SAVANNAH NEWSNOW REPORTS.
Two Reverend sisters, Vincentia Maria Nwankwo and Grace Mariette Okoli, were kidnapped in the evening along Ufuma road in the Ọrumba North Local Government Area while returning from a meeting.
According to a statement by the Secretary General, IHM, Sister Maria Sobenna Ikeotuonye, Sr. Nwankwo is the Principal of Archbishop Charles Heerey Memorial Model Secondary School Ufuma, and Sr. Okoli is a teacher at Immaculate Girls
Model Secondary School, Nnewi.
“We commend our sisters to the powerful intersection of our blessed mother Mary for their speedy release from the hands of their kidnappers. We solicit your fervent prayers and supplications to God that they may be released as soon as possible and come back to us safe and sound. Pray also that they may be released unconditionally,” the statement added.
When reached for comment, the Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, stated that a joint operation has been initiated to rescue the kidnapped sisters.
According to him, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, had visited the scene of the incident for a spot assessment and assured that the command was working with some clues to arrest the suspects and rescue the victims.
