Jesusegun Alagbe with agency report
Gunmen on Friday kidnapped an Italian priest in Benin City , Edo State .
According to the website of the Italian Catholic Bishops Conference , Avvenire, the victim , 63 - year- old Maurizio Pallu , had been working for three years in Nigeria before his kidnap .
The report stated that Pallu was taken alongside four other people after arriving at Benin on Thursday .
Avvenire said Pallu was transferred from Haarlem, the Netherlands , to Nigeria .
Quoting the Archbishop of Abuja , Cardinal John Onaiyekan , the Catholic bishops ’ website said , “We have faith and continue to hope that in a short time , Pallu will be freed.
“ Authorities are doing everything to locate him . The kidnappers should let him go soon because it is not easy to bring an Italian around in the forest without being seen. ”
Meanwhile , the Archdiocese of Rome has expressed apprehension and worry for Pallu ’ s safety , saying the church “is united in prayer for his liberation . ” When called on Friday, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer , Moses Nkombe , said he would get back to our correspondent on the situation, but he had yet to do so as of press time.
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