Unknown gunmen on Thursday night July 10, attacked the Catholic Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School at Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East local government area of Edo State, k!lling an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the school.
Three students of the school were also whisked away by the assailants during the incident.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Director of Social Communications, Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, said that the gunmen attacked the school at about 9pm.
“This is the second time in 10 months that the school had been attacked. Ten Month ago, a priest was kidnapped.
” And now three seminarians were abducted and a civil defense corps is killed, while a local vigilante sustained gun injuries.
“We call on the government to protect the lives of all those who work in Catholic institution and our diocese. We hope the security agencies at the local, state and federal level to take up the responsibility on that, so our people can be in peace and safety,” Egielewa said
This attack comes barely ten months after a similar incident where a priest was kidnapped and one other person was killed by gunmen.
