Nigeria: Father Mikah Suleiman Released

Abuja — “I thank you for your prayers for my rescue”, Father Mikah Suleiman thanked those who prayed for his release. In a video posted on social media, the Nigerian priest kidnapped on June 22 (see Fides, 24/6/2024) appears smiling and in good health, together with Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto.

“Thank God I am free from the hands of the bandits,” he added. Father Suleiman, parish priest of “St. Raymond Damba” Catholic Church in Gusau, Zamfara State, was kidnapped from his rectory on…