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Kidnapped priest and companions released in Nigeria
November 29, 2022
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CWN Editor's Note: A Catholic priest who was kidnapped on November 24, along with five members of a religious society, has been released.
Father Peter Abang Ochang and his companions were unharmed, a spokesman for the Ogoja diocese reported. He said that the kidnappers were probably not targeting a Catholic priest—although the seizure of priests has become common in Nigeria.
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