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Nigeria: Catholic Priest kidnapped in Abuja on 6 February escapes his abductors

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In an unprecedented development, Fr. Cornelius Manzak Damulak of the Catholic Diocese of Shendam, Plateau State, who was kidnapped in the early hours of Thursday, 6 February 2025, escaped from his captors over the weekend. His rescue occurred when police discovered him on a highway after he managed to flee. Read all

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Nigeria: Catholic Priest kidnapped in Abuja on 6 February escapes his abductors

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“He's being taken care of medically”: Nigeria’s Shendam Diocese on Abducted Catholic Priest Escaping Captivity

Fr. Cornelius Manzak Damulak, who was abducted on February 6 from the Catholic Diocese of Shendam in Nigeria has successfully escaped captivity, and he is receiving treatment at an “undisclosed” health facility in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, ACI Africa has established. In an interview with ACI Africa on Thursday, February 20, the Director of Communication of Shendam Diocese said that Fr. Damulak had escaped from his abductors a…

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