Shendam, 20 February, 2025 / 11:51 pm (ACI Africa).
Fr. Cornelius Manzak Damulak, who was abducted on February 6 from the Catholic Diocese of Shendam in Nigeria has successfully escaped captivity, and he is receiving treatment at an “undisclosed” health facility in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, ACI Africa has established.
In an interview with ACI Africa on Thursday, February 20, the Director of Communication of Shendam Diocese said that Fr. Damulak had escaped from his abductors a week ago and thanked the people of God for their spiritual solidarity.
“He actually escaped from his abductors on February 13, and he's being taken care of medically in an undisclosed area in Abuja,” Fr. Joseph Oscar Pam said about Fr. Damulak, who was abducted from his residence at Zuma 2 in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
Fr. Pam expressed gratitude to all who prayed for the safe release of Fr. Damulak, a student at the Federal Capital Territory.
“We express our deep gratitude to all who assisted us with prayers during the difficult and trying period of his captivity,” the Nigerian Catholic Priest said, and implored, “May God bless and reward you abundantly for your solidarity.”
