Another Catholic priest has been k!dnapped. The incident has thrown the Catholic community in Kaduna into panic
The victim, Reverend Father Emmanuel Ezema, a priest of the Zaria Diocese, was whisked away by unknown gunmen late Tuesday night.
The Diocese of Zaria confirmed the disturbing development on Wednesday, in an official notice signed by the Diocesan Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Isek Augustine.
According to the statement, Fr. Ezema was k!dnapped around 11:30 pm from his residence at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Rumi, sending shock waves across the parish and the entire Christian community.
“We regret to officially announce the abduction of our priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ezema… We call on all men and women of goodwill to pray for the safe and quick release of our priest and others from the hands of their abductors,” the Diocese said.
The Church also invoked the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, expressing hope that the priest would “return to us safe and sound.”
The k!dnapping comes at a time when insecurity is once again spiking across Nigeria.
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