Kidnapped Nigeria priest who served in Alaska still held captive, sources say

Priest Abducted by Boko Haram Terrorists in Nigeria During Deadly Attack

A persecution watchdog is sounding the alarm after a Catholic priest was reportedly abducted by the terror group Boko Haram in Nigeria. Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications at Christian Solidarity International (CSI), told CBN News the Rev. Daniel Alphonsus Afina, 41, was taken June 1, 2025, while traveling from Mubi to Maiduguri. CSI is calling on the Nigerian government to “take urgent action” to secure his release. Afina, a CSI…

Kidnapped Nigeria priest who served in Alaska still held captive, sources say

(OSV News) — A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska remains missing after being captured by Boko Haram operatives in his homeland, OSV News has learned. Father Alphonsus Afina, assigned to several parishes across Alaska from September 2017 through 2024, was abducted June 1 along with an unspecified number of fellow travelers while in Nigeria’s Borno state, near the northeastern town of Gwoza.  Bishop John Bogma Bakeni of Maiduguri, Ni…

Pastor, congregant gunned down during worship service in Nigeria

Suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another worshipper and kidnapped a woman during an evening worship service in Nigeria.

Sources say Nigerian priest Father Alphonsus Afina still being held captive: 'We pray God will touch the heart of his abductors' - The Dialog

A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska remains missing after being captured by Boko Haram operatives in his homeland, OSV News has learned. Father Alphonsus Afina, assigned to several parishes across Alaska from September 2017 through 2024, was abducted June 1 along with an unspecified number of fellow travelers while in Nigeria’s Borno state, near the northeastern town of Gwoza. Bishop John Bogma Bakeni of Maiduguri, Nigeria, told Th…

Kidnapped Nigeria priest who served in Alaska still held captive, sources say - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper

A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska remains missing after being captured by Boko Haram operatives in his homeland, OSV News has learned. The post Kidnapped Nigeria priest who served in Alaska still held captive, sources say appeared first on The Leaven Catholic Newspaper.