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Church leaders in Nigeria demonstrate against kidnappings targeting priests

After Days with Abductors, Two Nigerian Priests Released Unharmed

Dec 14, 2019

Two Catholic priests from Nigeria’s Awka Diocese, Fr. Felix Efobi and Fr. Joseph Nweke, who were kidnapped December 6 while on their way to a wedding have been released unharmed.

Fr. Arinze Madu, Vice Rector at Nigeria’s Queen of Apostles Spiritual Year Seminary, Enugu, kidnapped outside seminary gate and released unharmed two days later on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 / Communications office Enugu Diocese, Nigeria

Kidnapped Nigerian Catholic Priest Released Unharmed

Oct 31, 2019

Two days after the abduction of Fr. Arinze Madu, a Catholic priest of Enugu diocese, Nigeria, his abductors have released him and “he is back in one piece,” ACI Africa has been told about the Wednesday, October 30 freeing of the Vice-Rector of a Nigeria-based seminary

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