Five Catholic nuns have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Delta State.
The nuns are of the Order of the Missionary of Martha and Mary in Agbor, under the Issele-Uku Diocese.
It was learnt that the victims were returning from a burial ceremony in the East when the hoodlums struck around the Railway Line near Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The hoodlums reportedly intercepted the private vehicle of the nuns, and shot at their vehicle, injuring two nuns on the leg before making away with the other five.
The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Mustafa, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said the victims were in a private vehicle when the hoodlums struck, adding that the identity of the victims were yet to be ascertained.
Mustafa said the command has already mobilised its operatives who he said are now on the trail of the kidnappers to rescue the victims.
