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Report: Nigerian seminarian, other kidnapping victim released

August 10, 2026

» Continue to this story on Daily Post (Lagos)

CWN Editor's Note: A seminarian and another worshipper who were abducted from a church in Udi, Nigeria, have been released, the Lagos-based Daily Post reported.

The report has not been confirmed by local police.

The seminarian and two other worshippers were abducted on August 2; one of the other worshippers soon escaped. The remaining victims were released on August 9, according to the report.

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