AFRICA/NIGERIA - Kaduna: Kidnapping of a Catholic priest and 9 other people in a village attacked by bandits

Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Abraham Kunat has been kidnapped by armed men in the local government area of Kachia, in the state of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria. The kidnapping took place around midnight yesterday, November 8, in St Mulumba, Kurmin Sara. The Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Kaduna, Father Christian Okewu Emmanuel, has told local media that Father Kunat is the parish priest of St. Bernard Church, Idon Gida, in the Kachia local government. The chancellor has also pointed out that, due to the insecurity situation in the area, the kidnapped priest lived in the parish of St Mulumba, where he was kidnapped.
The president of the Kaduna section of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Reverend Joseph Hayeb, has confirmed the kidnapping of the priest and has declared: "we live in a very sad situation because many things are happening in the state that are not reported", in addition has underlined that much more needs to be done to protect citizens from the criminals who terrorize them.
In confirmation of the words of Reverend Joseph Hayeb, still in the state of Kaduna, an armed group has attacked the so-called
“Oil Village”, located near the Kaduna refinery. The armed group of about 15 armed men attacked the village on the night of November 7, looking for houses to loot. In escaping, they took nine people hostage. One of them later managed to escape from the hands of the kidnappers.
The Oil Village is a frequent target of raids by bandits, to the point that residents, workers employed at the local refinery from all over Nigeria, have long demanded a permanent military post in the village to protect them from further assaults. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides, 9/11/2022)

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