Four priests abducted by gunmen
in Nigeria released
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| Nigerian Church Authorities had called for prayers for the abducted priests. |
The four Catholic priests abducted by unknown gunmen in
Nigeria, early this week, have been released.
Africa Service – Vatican city
The priests abducted, last Tuesday evening, by unknown
gunmen have been released. Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Benin, Fr. Mike
Oyanoafoh announced this in Nigeria, Thursday evening.
The God be the glory
“To God be the glory. I am happy to announce to you that Fr.
Joseph Ediae and three other priests of Warri, Ijebu Ode and Abeokuta
Dioceses have been released. They were released about 7.50pm this evening,”
said Fr. Oyanoafoh in the announcement.
The priests were celebrating their tenth priestly
anniversaries
Frs. Joseph Ediae (Benin Archdiocese), Frs. Victor
Adigboluja (Ijebu Ode Diocese), Anthony Otegbola (Abeokuta Diocese) and
Obadjere Emmanuel (Warri Diocese) were returning from a special reunion meeting
held in Warri on Tuesday evening on their way to Ekpoma when gunmen ambushed
the convoy of vehicles ferrying them. The priests were on the way to All Saints
seminary in Uhiele - Ekpoma, their Alma Mater, where they had planned to
celebrate their tenth priestly anniversaries.
Four other priests managed to escape in their damaged cars
while the four priests were captured.
No details were given about the health of the priests or the
circumstances leading to their release.
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