Nigerian police seek abductors of prelate freed after ransom
Abuja, NigeriaAP Nigeria’s police on Friday said they are still looking for suspects in the abduction of the head of the Methodist Church Nigeria who was freed in exchange for a ransom of 100 million naira ($US240,600). Samuel Kanu Uche was freed on Monday, a day after he was kidnapped in Abia in south-east Nigeria, the Christian […]
World Council of Churches condemns Nigerian kidnappings
The World Council of Churches has condemned the spate of kidnappings which have been taking place in Nigeria including, this week, the head of the country’s Methodist Church. Dr Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche, Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, was kidnapped on Sunday along with the Methodist Bishop Dennis Okechukwu Mark, and a chaplain to […]
Abducted prelate of Nigeria Methodist church regains freedom
Abuja, Nigeria AP The head of the Methodist Church Nigeria regained his freedom a day after being kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the country’s south-east, police told The Associated Press late Monday. Samuel Kanu Uche was kidnapped on Sunday along with two other senior clerics along a highway in the Umunneochi area in south-eastern Abia […]
Prelate of Nigeria Methodist church abducted in south-east
Abuja, Nigeria AP Gunmen have kidnapped the prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, police said Monday, in an incident that once again mirrors the troubling security challenges in the West African nation. His Eminence Samuel Kanu Uche was kidnapped Sunday along a highway in the Umunneochi area in Nigeria’s southeastern Abia state, police spokesperson Geoffrey […]