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Abducted Nigerian parishioners freed after 3 months in captivity

May 28, 2026

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CWN Editor's Note: The chancellor of the Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria, announced that all parishioners abducted on February 9 from Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Karku have been released.

Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, the parish priest, was released earlier this month.

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