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Nnaemeka Njezi, the diocesean assistant secretary, said in a statement seen by TheCable that the report of the bishop’s death is unconfirmed and misleading.
TheCable had reported how Chikwe was kidnapped on Sunday in Owerri, the state capital.
His abductors had attacked him and his driver at a location close to his residence.
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But on Tuesday night, unconfirmed reports emerged online saying the bishop has been killed by his abductors.
Njezi denied the rumour hours after and asked Nigerians to continue to pray for the release of the bishop and his driver.
His statement read: “His Grace, Most Rev Anthony J. V. Obinna, Archbishop of Owerri, hereby requests all Christ’s faithful and people of goodwill at large to disregard the purported news feed on the killing of the Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Most Rev. Moses Chikwe.