Forty-eight hours after the abduction of two Catholic priests in Ondo State, the kidnappers have contacted the church and demanded N100m for their release.

The two priests, Rev. Fr. Joseph Nweke and Rev. Fr. Felix Efobi from Awka Catholic Diocese were said to have been kidnapped on the Benin-Owo Expressway on their way to Akure, the state capital, for a wedding on Friday evening.

Speaking on the matter, the Director of Media and Communications of the Ondo Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Leo Aregbesola, confirmed that the abductors had called and demanded the ransom.

However, Spokesman to the state Police command, Femi Joseph, said the state commissioner of police had ordered the men of the command to go after the hoodlums.