Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped a pastor, Prophet Jay Jay Enejeta in Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State.
Enejeta who is the General Overseer of Faith Fasting and Prayer Ministry in the university town was whisked away by the hoodlums during the attack which took the life of his wife, Faith Enejeta.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Thursday night while the cleric was on his way home, in company of his wife on board his SUV.
The gunmen reportedly opened fire on his vehicle as he was approaching home.
The bullets shattered the front passenger window glass of the vehicle and hit the pastor’s wife on her neck and head.
According to sources, the cleric was abducted by the gunmen, while his wife died on the spot.
Her corpse was deposited in a morgue in the university community.
Another occupant of the vehicle, said to be a sister to the deceased sustained bullet wounds.
The cleric was apparently hit by bullet as the path he was whisked through by the criminals was splashed with blood.
The Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP Edafe Bright, confirmed the incident on Friday in Asaba.
Edafe said security operatives alongside local vigilante members have intensified the search for the cleric.
Reacting, the President of Oruarivie-Abraka Youth Council, Efe Don Kigho said he was shocked by the news of the incident.
“I was told the wife was shot dead in the process and his sister is currently hospitalized in critical condition as a result of a gunshot,” he said.