The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Nigeria, Africa, released that another one of their priests has been kidnapped. The Archdiocesan Secretariat wrote:
To: All Priests, Religious and Lay Faithful
KIDNAP OF REV. FR. BASIL GBUZUO
With sadness, we write to inform the general public of the kidnap of one of our priests, Rev. Fr. Basil Gbuzuo. The sad incident occurred yesterday morning, Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 along Eke Nkpor-Obosi bypass about 8 am. He is a priest in residence at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, Ogidi. Until now, the abductors have not established any contact with anybody.
His Grace, Most Rev. Valerian M. Okeke, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Onitsha, invites all Christ's faithful and all men and women of goodwill to earnestly pray for the quick and safe release of the priest as we intensify our efforts to ensure his freedom.
We commend our brother, Fr. Basil, to the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Priests, for his speedy release from the hands of his kidnappers.
Yours faithfully, Rev. Fr. Pfullentius E.Aroh - Chancellor
The Archdiocese is also intensifying its efforts to ensure the freedom of Father Gbuzuo, and commends the priest to the "powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Priests, for his speedy release from the hands of his kidnappers". A state police spokesman said a search had been launched to find the priest and his captors. “The Anambra Police Command has launched a hunt for the kidnappers to find Father Basil Chukwuemeka safe and sound, ” the police statement said, noting that some eyewitnesses to the kidnapping have been questioned in order to gather information to quickly resolve the kidnapping. Father Gbuzuo is another in a long list of priests, religious men and women, kidnapped in Nigeria, often for ransom.
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