Herdsmen Attack Seminary in Agenebode, Kidnap Rector Rev. Fr. Oyode
On Sunday evening, suspected herdsmen attacked the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivhianokpodi, located in Agenebode, Edo State. Around 7 p.m., as priests and seminarians gathered for prayer and Benediction, the attackers stormed the seminary grounds, taking the seminary’s rector, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, and leading him into the surrounding forest. The Catholic Diocese of […]
Gunmen Kidnap Priest from Catholic Seminary in Edo State
Gunmen attacked the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Edo State, Nigeria, on Sunday, October 27, 2024, abducting Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, the seminary’s rector. The incident took place in Etsako East Local Government Area while seminarians and priests were gathered for evening prayers. The Catholic Diocese of Auchi confirmed the kidnapping in a statement issued […]