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Police Confirms Kidnap Of Six Catholic Nuns In Delta

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The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of six Catholic nuns who were seized by hostage takers in Agbor, Delta State.

State Police Commissioner, Mustafa Muhammed who confirmed the incident on Friday however assured that the security agencies were on the trail of the kidnappers.

He said that security operatives have been combing the area to rescue the victims and apprehend the abductors.

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BigPen Online learnt that the nuns were seized from a bus they were traveling with on Thursday night at Agbor town, Ika South L.G.A of Delta State.

Sources told newsmen that the nuns were traveling in a commercial bus when gunmen attacked their vehicle at Railway junction near Emuhu village.
According to our source, two persons were shot, but it is unclear whether the victims shot were the nuns or the other passengers in the vehicle.
The source however hinted that two other captives escaped from the abductors.

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