A Catholic priest was kidnapped in Nigeria last Friday.

Fr. Nicholas Oboh of the Diocese of Uromi was abducted by gunmen in the state of Edo in the southwest region of the country.

Local news outlets have also reported that several children were kidnapped at the same time.

The kidnapping is the latest in a series of abductions and killings in Nigeria which have involved Catholics and other Christians; clergy, seminarians, and lay people.

Earlier in the week, suspected Islamist militants in Borno state staged an arson attack which killed 30 people, including a pregnant mother and her baby. The attack also destroyed 18 vehicles filled with food supplies for the region.