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Catholic bishops in Nigeria recently released a report stating that 145 Catholic priests had been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past ten years. Some estimate the number is much higher.
Two more priests were kidnapped recently in Nigeria by jihadists, as Christian persecution continues in a country that, paradoxically, is experiencing exponential growth in Catholicism.
Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the parish priest of Holy Family Catholic Church in Izombe, in Imo State in southeastern Nigeria, was taken captive on Sunday, March 23, on his way to the Priests’ Annual Retreat.
The kidnapping was confirmed in a March 24th statement signed by Fr. Patrick Mbarah, the Archdiocesan chancellor.
“I am directed to inform you that one of our priests, Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu was kidnapped on the evening of Sunday, 23 March 2025. … The said incident occurred along Ejemekwuru road in Oguta Local government Area of Imo State,” he said in the statement.
“We invite all Christ’s Faithful and all men and women of goodwill to earnestly pray for the quick and safe release of our priest,” the statement reads.
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Two more priests were kidnapped recently in Nigeria by jihadists, as Christian persecution continues in a country that, paradoxically, is experiencing exponential growth in Catholicism.
Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the parish priest of Holy Family Catholic Church in Izombe, in Imo State in southeastern Nigeria, was taken captive on Sunday, March 23, on his way to the Priests’ Annual Retreat.
The kidnapping was confirmed in a March 24th statement signed by Fr. Patrick Mbarah, the Archdiocesan chancellor.
“I am directed to inform you that one of our priests, Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu was kidnapped on the evening of Sunday, 23 March 2025. … The said incident occurred along Ejemekwuru road in Oguta Local government Area of Imo State,” he said in the statement.
“We invite all Christ’s Faithful and all men and women of goodwill to earnestly pray for the quick and safe release of our priest,” the statement reads.
Continued below.
Two more priests kidnapped by jihadists in Nigeria
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