A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Mikah Suleiman, of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Sokoto State has been reportedly kidnapped.
In a statement, made available by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Very. Rev. Fr. Nuhu Iliya, revealed that the priest was kidnapped from the priest rectory of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, in the early hours of Saturday, June 22, 2024 where Fr. Mikah is the parish priest. Below is a copy of the statement released by the Chancellor;
“With sadness in our hearts, we write to inform the general public of the kidnap of one of our priests, Revd. Fr. Mikah Suleiman.
“This sad event occurred at the early hours of today, Saturday, 22nd June, 2024 in the Father’s rectory. Fr Mikah is the Parish Priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State.
“We invite all Christ’s faithful and all men and women of goodwill to earnestly pray for his quick and safe release.
“We equally commend him to the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Priests, for his speedy release from the hands of his abductors. “
Very. Rev’d. Fr. Nuhu Iliya
A.g Chancellor Catholic Diocese of Sokoto.
More recently, the kidnappings and killing of Catholic priests has become so frequent across the Nigeria with the Northern part being the worst hit. We call on the security agents to step up in policing the neighborhoods