Emerging reports indicate that armed gunmen on Monday attacked Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja and abducted a Catholic Priest identified as Michael Kwanashie, who is also the personal assistant to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Michael Kwanashie. According to the reports, the attackers stormed the Catholic institution around 12am and shot into the air to scare people before kidnapping the victim from his quarters, situated opposite the institution.
The Catholic priest, who is also a lecturer, lived in the same room with the school Chaplain, Fr. Aloysius Achonwa who reportedly hid in the roof of the building to elude the kidnappers.
Punch quoted a female student at the school, who identified herself as Mbafan, as saying, “It was around 12am when we heard gunshots. Everyone froze in fear. It was in the morning we learnt that the attackers had abducted the priest and were demanding N15m ransom.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command is yet to confirm the incident, as it has promised to find out details from the Bwari Police Division before issuing an official statement.
