Samuel James
Suspected herdsmen have shot a Catholic priest along the volatile Makudi-Naka road in Benue State.
The Catholic priest, Rev Fr.Solomom Atongo, was attacked on Saturday evening.
A statement by Rev.Joseph Beba, who is the Chairman, Diocesan Priests, said that Rev. Atongo was shot on Makurdi-Naka road on his way from Naka, headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area.
The victim is the priest in charge of St Johns Quasi Parish, Jimba.
Rev Fr. Atongo was said to be in critical condition as he was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The Makurdi-Naka road has become the epicenter of herdsmen violence in the past two years.
The road has been abandoned due to the activities of hoodlums who kidnap and kill people on it.
Fr. Atongo was said to be in the company of two people when the hoodlums struck.
After shooting the priest and thinking he was dead, the herders reportedly whisked away the other persons to an unknown destination.
There is no information yet about their whereabouts as of the time of filing this report.