On Monday the 4th of July 2022 terrorists kidnapped a Catholic priest named Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas, in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to information made available to newsmen by the Chancellor, Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Uchechukwu Okolo confirmed the incident saying they will use every legitimate means to ensure his quick and safe release.
Okolo said: “it is with great pain that we announce to you the kidnapping of our Priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas. The event occurred in the early hours of July 4, 2022, when he could not turn up for morning Mass.
“He was abducted from the parish rectory at St. Charles Catholic Church, Zambina, in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
“We solicit for intense prayer for his quick and safe release, we equally wish to call on all and sundry to refrain from taking the laws into their hands.
“May Jesus crucified on the Cross, listen to our prayers and hasten the unconditional release of His Priest and all other kidnapped persons,” the statement read.