June 30, 2024
Abducted Zamfara Catholic priest pleads for help in video
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Abducted Zamfara Catholic priest pleads for help in video

Mikah Suleiman, an abducted parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church in Damba, Gusau, Zamfara state, has made a plea for help to regain his freedom from his abductors.

Making the appeal in a 51-second video clip trending on social media, Father Suleiman, seen sitting on the ground, said he is the only captive in the custody of the criminals.

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The clergyman, who  was kidnapped by bandits in the early hours of June 22 at the rectory located within the church premises in Gusau, the state capital, says if ransom was not paid immediately, his abductors say they don’t keep their victims beyond a week.