Suspected herdsmen have shot a Catholic priest along the
volatile Makudi-Naka road in Benue State.
The Catholic priest, Rev Fr.Solomom Atongo was attacked on
Saturday evening.
A statement by Rev.Joseph Beba, who is the Chairman,
Diocesan Priests, revealed that Rev. Atongo was shot on Makurdi-Naka road on
his way from Naka, headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area.
The victim is the priest in charge of St Johns Quasi Parish,
Jimba.
Rev Atongo was said to be in critical condition as he was
immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The Makurdi-Naka road has become the epicenter of herdsmen
violence in the past two years.
The road has been abandoned due to the activities of
hoodlums who kidnap and kill people on the road.
It was gathered that Fr. Atongo was in the company of two
people when the hoodlums struck.
After shooting the priest and thinking he was dead, the
herders reportedly whisked away the other persons to an unknown destination.
There is no information about their whereabouts as of the
time of filing this report.
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