Nigeria: Catholic Priest Kidnapped in Kaduna State

Abuja — Father Gabriel Ukeh, parish priest of St. Thomas Church, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, in Kaduna State, in northwestern Nigeria, has been kidnapped. The priest was taken prisoner by armed men who entered the rectory in the early hours of Sunday 9 June.

Father Emmanuel Kazah Faweh, Vicar General of the Diocese of Kafanchan, commenting on the news of the new kidnapping of a priest in Nigeria, said: “While we fervently pray for the safe release of Father Ukeh as soon as possible, we…