Abducted Catholic Priests Regain Freedom

The two Catholic priests abducted at Agbarha-Otor town, Ughelli North Council Area of Delta State have been released.

The priests, Rev. Fr. Raphael Ogigbah of St. Francis Parish, Agbarha-Otor, Catholic Diocese of Warri and Rev. Fr. Kunav Chochos of the Schoenstartt Fathers, were kidnapped last Saturday.

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According to a senior priest, they were released on Thursday noon after spending five nights in the den of kidnappers.

The duo has been reunited with the leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Warri.

It was not clear if ransom was paid to secure their release but it was gathered the abductors demanded N20 million as ransom.

Frs. Ogigbah and Chochos were kidnapped in front of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbarha-Otor.

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Chochos, who works and lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, was in Delta to visit his friend, Fr Ogigbah, at Agbarha-Otor, the hometown of famous Ibru family.

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