Nigerian priest released a week after kidnap

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A priest kidnapped in Nigeria a week ago has been released by his captors.

Father Oliver Buba of Yola Diocese was taken on May 21 from his residence at the St Rita Catholic Church in the Numan Local Government Area.

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Yola has now announced his release with “our hearts full of joy and thanksgiving”.

Nigeria has around 230 million people, almost evenly divided by Christians and Muslims.

Figures from a consortium of civil society organizations known as the Civil Society Joint Action Group reveal that 17,469 Nigerians – most of them Christians – have been abducted since 2019.

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