Prayers continue for release of abducted Nigerian priest who recently served in Alaska - Catholic Review

Prayers continue for release of abducted Nigerian priest who recently served in Alaska - Catholic Review

Faithful on two continents are praying for the safe return of a Nigerian priest who once served in Alaska, and has been kidnapped in his home country. Father Alphonsus Afina, assigned to several parishes across Alaska from September 2017 through 2024, was abducted June 1 along with an unspecified number of fellow travelers while in Nigeria’s Borno state, near the northeastern town of Gwoza. Bishop John Bogma Bakeni of Maiduguri, Nigeria, told Th…

Clergy, Religious Accessing Maiduguri “must use longer route”: Nigerian Priest on Ban on Shortcut Road amid Insecurity

Members of the Clergy, women and men Religious traveling to the city of Maiduguri in Northeastern Nigeria, where the country’s Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri is headquartered have been directed to avoid the shortcut road “between Mubi through Gwoza” due to an upsurge in cases of targeted abductions.  In an interview with ACI Africa, a Clergy of the Nigerian Diocese has confirmed the ban and explained its justification.  “Given the recent resurgen…