Gunmen abduct Catholic nuns on Nigerian highway

The local convent reported that four Nigerian Catholic nuns had been taken on a now-famous roadway where a Catholic was abducted just last week in the south-eastern Nigerian state of Imo.

The Sisters of Jesus the Saviour stated in a statement that the four nuns were on their way to the rning service on Sunday when they were kidnapped in the Okigwe-Umulolo region.

It stated that the nuns were en route to a liturgy of gratitude for a colleague.

The statement read, "We beg for fervent prayer for their speedy and secure release.

Recently, there has been an increase in violence in Nigeria. Across the huge nation, there have been reports of kidnappings and attacks.