Tag: Catholic Priest

Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest, Seminarian Near Checkpoint, Demand N50m

15Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest, Seminarian Near Checkpoint, Demand N50m

Father Chinedu Nwadike, the Deputy Registrar of Spiritan University, Nneochi, has been abducted by gunmen. The Catholic priest was abducted on Friday along the Enugu-Okigwe road alongside a seminarian, Emmanuel Nwafor. Punch reports that their abductors are demanding N50m ransom for their release. A family source said, “Rev. Fr. Dr. Chinedu Nwadike from Umuezeanoruo Eziama, Nkwerre LGA, Imo State, and a young seminarian, Emmanuel Nwafor, were on Friday kidnapped on their way to Enugu State, Umunnochi axis, along Enugu-Okigwe Road. “Both are members of the Holy Ghost congregation missionaries, living their lives of sacrifice and selflessness in service to a better society.” See Also: Police Launch Manhunt For Kidnappers Of Nollywood Star According to another source, t...

Police Rescue Italian Catholic Priest Abducted In Edo, Kill 3 Suspects

5Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Police Rescue Italian Catholic Priest Abducted In Edo, Kill 3 Suspects

An Italian Catholic Priest, Fr. Luigi Brena, who was kidnapped along Ogunwenyi, Usen community in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State has been rescued by the police. This was confirmed by Jennifer Iwegbu, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command. Iwegbu said men of the Nigerian police killed three of the suspects after the clergy was abducted on Sunday in the evening. There have been cases of kidnapping of clergymen in Edo and across Nigeria. Recall that gunmen recently abducted two Catholic priests along the Benin-Auchi Expressway. See Also: Catholic Priests Abducted along Expressway in Edo The two priests identified as Fr Udo Peter of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Uromi, and Fr. Philemon Oboh of St. Joseph Retreat Centre i...

Suspended Benue Catholic Priest, Alia, Wins APC Guber Ticket

29May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Suspended Benue Catholic Priest, Alia, Wins APC Guber Ticket

The suspended Benue Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, has clinched the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue state. Rev. Father Alia picked the ticket of the party after defeating 11 other aspirants at the end of the direct primary election of the party held across the state on Friday, May 27. From the results collated Saturday at the APC Secretariat by the Election Committee, the Priest polled a total of 526,807 votes to defeat his closest rival, Dr. Mathias Byuan who polled 113,816 votes. Former Minister of State for Niger Delta, Dr. Sam Ode who garnered 79,369 votes came third while former Deputy Governor of Benue State, Chief Stephen Lawan polled 46,882 votes to come fourth. Former Minister of Justice, Micheal Aondoakaa polle...

Benue Catholic Church Suspends Priest Over Partisan Politics

22May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Religion

Benue Catholic Church Suspends Priest Over Partisan Politics

The Catholic diocese of Gboko, Benue State has suspended a priest, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, for participating in partisan politics. Alia is a frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Benue State. He has picked the APC N50m nomination form. This was made know in a disclaimer released by the Bishop of Gboko diocese, William A. Avenya, yesterday. The church said the suspension of Alia takes immediate effect. According to the letter, signed by the Catholic Bishop of Gboko Diocese, Bishop William Avenya, directed to all priests and churches in the Diocese, “the catholic church does not allow its priests to get into partisan politics on their own.” Reacting to the suspension order pronounced on him by Catholic Diocese, Alia said it is a...

Catholic Priest, Others Convicted Over Albino Murder In Malawi

30Apr

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

Crime, Justice, Life, Malawi, News, Violence

Catholic Priest, Others Convicted Over Albino Murder In Malawi

A Malawi Catholic priest, a policeman and a hospital worker are among a dozen convicted over the 2018 gruesome murder of a man with albinism. Five out of the 12 were found guilty of killing MacDonald Masambuka, 22, at the height of a crime spree that saw more than 40 murders and 145 assaults on people with the condition in the country. The priest, Masambuka’s brother, a police officer and a hospital employee were convicted of selling human body parts. “MacDonald was betrayed by those he had trust in, namely the brother, the priest, the policeman and the clinical officer. These are positions of trust,” said the country’s public prosecutions director Steve Kayuni. From 2014 Malawi suffered a wave of assaults over several years against people with albinism, whose body parts a...