Kidnapped priest released in Cameroon
May 19, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Father Valentin Mbaibarem, who was kidnapped on May 7 along with five other people, has been released.
Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo of Garoua was physically healthy after a “difficult experience” in captivity. One of his fellow hostages died after the kidnappers drove their captives on a forced march through the jungle. The other four captives have also been released.
The archbishop said that “we did not pay any amount” in ransom for the priest’s release; he did not know whether anyone else had paid ransom.
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