Priestess and worshippers abducted by gunmen while performing rituals for water goddess in Enugu river

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Priestess and worshippers abducted by gunmen while performing rituals for water goddess in Enugu river

Kidnappers suspected to be herdsmen have abducted an Ezenwanyi (priestess) and three worshippers at a river in Obehe Orba in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Chijinkem Ugwuanyi, an Enugu media personality, who confirmed the incident said the gunmen also abducted four local farmers in the same community.

According to him, the incident happened on Wednesday night, April 16, 2025.

“The first 4 persons were kidnapped at Ohebe river together with Ezenwanyi, who took them there to perform or do their usual water and #Fanta work and Fulani herdsmen kidnapped all of them before the water goddess. The other 4 persons went for their cashew business inside their cashew farms and they were also kidnapped,” he wrote.

Meanwhile, the kidnappers contacted the families of the victims and demanded a ransom of N50 million but later reduced it to N15million.

According to Senator Okey Ezea, representing Enugu North Senatorial District, “Kidnappers and Fulani herdsmen have taken over Enugu North Senatorial Zone including Nsukka.”