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.”