Nigerian Priest Kidnapped on Way to Father’s Funeral zenit.org
A Catholic priest was kidnapped by four heavily armed men on his way to the state of Anambra for his father’s funeral, reported Fides News Agency.
Fr. Valentine Oluchukwu Ezeagu, of the Congregation of the Sons of Mary Mother of Mercy (SMMM), was on his way to his village, Igboukwu, in the local government area of Aguata, in the state of Anambra, when armed men came out of the bush, blocked the priest’s car and forced him to get into the back of the car and set off at full speed.
The kidnapping took place on December 15, the Office of the Secretary-General of the Sons of Mary Mother of Mercy (SMMM) said in a statement…
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