Abakaliki, 10 October, 2023 / 9:58 pm (ACI Africa).
Prayers are being sought for the “safe release” of three Catholic Nuns, a Seminarian and a driver reportedly abducted from Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese.
In a note to ACI Africa on Tuesday, October 10, the Vicar General of the Missionary Daughters of Mater Ecclesiae (MDME) in Nigeria, Sr. Gloria Nnabuchi, provides the identity of the five, who were abducted on October 5 enroute to a burial in Nigeria’s Imo State.
The abductees include Sr. Rosemary Ejiowokeoghere Osiowhemu, Sr. Maria Ngozi Okoye of the Risen Lord, and Sr. Josephine Mary Chinyekwuo. The other two are Seminarian Peter Eyakeno Sunday, and Mr. Awoke Emmanuel.
The abductors have reached out to MDME leadership in Nigeria, and proposed a ransom for the release of the abductees.
In another statement shared with ACI Africa, the Vicar General of MDME appeals for prayers, and provides further details of the abduction of their members.