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Gunmen yesterday reportedly attacked a Catholic rectory and kidnapped two priests in northwest Nigeria.
Father Stephen Ojapah and Father Oliver Okpara were abducted after gunmen broke into the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, in the middle of the night, according to a statement from the Diocese of Sokoto.
Two boys were also kidnapped along with the priests, according to Father Chris Omotosho, a spokesperson for the diocese is quoted to have said.
Omotosho, a member of the Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria, of which one of the abducted priests is also a member, appealed for prayers “for their safety and release.” END