AFRICA/CAMEROON - One of the hostages captured with Father Valentin Mbaibarem has been released

Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "A person who was kidnapped along with Father Mbaibarem was released this evening," Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo of Garoua confirmed to Fides. In the Archdiocese of Garoua, in northern Cameroon, Father Valentin Mbaibarem, parish priest of the parish of St. John the Baptist in Madingring, was kidnapped along with other people on the road between Guidjiba and Tcholliré on May 7 (see Fides, 13/5/2025). "We do not know if the family of the released hostage paid a ransom. Unfortunately, another person captured under the same circumstances has died. Apparently, this person was in poor health and could not withstand the conditions of hostage confinement," Archbishop Ndjodo said. At present, Father Mbaibarem is still in the hands of his kidnappers. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides, 14/5/2025)

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