Former Archbishop and his Driver freed in Nigeria
Posted on January 3, 2025
Filed under Africa
“Nigerian media report that former Archbishop Godwin Okpala and his driver have been released from captivity. The two men had disappeared December 6 as Okpala, former Archbishop of the Niger Province, was en route to a funeral.
No report made clear whether the church paid a ransom for the two men, or who had kidnapped them, though there are frequent tensions between Anglicans and radical Islamists in Nigeria. …”
– There have been many reports of kidnappings in Nigeria in recent weeks – The Living Church has this report on the highest profile example.