Azubuike, the Parish Priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, Mgbaleze Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of the State, was kidnapped alongside three other persons in the area.
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He attributed the continuously rising number to high incidence of insecurity, banditry, communal clashes and other criminal acts that abound across the country.
Prospective appointees into political positions in Ebonyi State are to undergo screening by the Church and Security Agencies to absolve them of cultism.
It was harvest of tears on Friday as the body of the slain Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ebony State Council, Comrade Samuel Nweke, was laid to rest in his hometown, Anumocha, Ezzama in Ezza South Local Government Area of the State.