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Four nuns kidnapped in Nigeria
August 22, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: Four women religious, members of the Sisters of Jesus the Savior, were kidnapped in southeast Nigeria on August 21.
Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu, and Benita Agu were taken prisoner when their car was stopped by gunmen. The kidnapping of clerics and religious has become increasingly common in Nigeria, prompting Church leaders to challenge the government to provide security.
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