Catholic Priest Abducted In Kaduna Weeks After Killing Of Another Reverend Father

THURSDAY April 24, 2025 |
By thenewsdesk.ng

A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ibrahim Amos, was on Thursday abducted by suspected bandits in Kaduna State.

The incident occurred at around 12:15 am when the kidnappers took the parish priest of Saint Gerald Quasi Parish from his residence in Kurmin Risga, Kauru Local Government Area.

In a statement, the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan confirmed the abduction, expressing deep sorrow over the event: “With profound sorrow, we write to announce that Rev. Fr. Ibrahim Amos, the Parish Priest of St. Gerald Quasi Parish, Kurmin Risga, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was abducted.”

This latest kidnapping comes just seven weeks after the tragic abduction and killing of another Catholic priest, Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, in the same state. Okechukwu, from Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Tachiri, Kaura LGA, was abducted on March 4. His lifeless body was discovered the following day.

Both Kauru, where Thursday’s incident occurred, and Kaura, where Okechukwu was abducted and murdered, are located in southern Kaduna.