Nsukka, 03 December, 2024 / 10:23 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans) are appealing for “fervent prayers” for the safety and release of Fr. Gerald Ohaeri who was abducted on November 30.
In a statement shared with ACI Africa, Spiritan Provincial Secretary, Fr. Vitalls Anusionwu, says that the lecturer at Spiritan School of Philosophy, Isienu in the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka was kidnapped while on his way back to the institution from a function at Enugu, about 30 miles away.
“We solicit your fervent prayers and supplications to God that he may be released as soon as possible and come back to us safe and sound,” Fr. Anusionwu says in the statement dated December 1.
Nigeria has been battling with a surge of violence orchestrated by gangs, whose members carry out indiscriminate attacks, kidnapping for ransom, and in some cases, killing.
Boko Haram insurgency has been a major challenge in the country since 2009, a group that allegedly aims to turn Africa's most populous nation into an Islamic nation.
