Bandits kidnapped a Catholic priest, Fr. Cornellus Manzak Damulak, from his home in Zuma 2, Bwari Area Council, Nigeria. The priest belongs to the diocese of Shendam and studies at Veritas University in Abuja. Fr. Cornellus was abducted by armed bandits who broke into his home on the morning of February 6.

“We call on all believers in Christ and all people of good will to pray for his speedy and safe release from the hands of his kidnappers. We entrust our brother, Fr. Cornelius Manzak Damulak, to the maternal intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Mother, and all the saints, to give him strength and bring him back to us.”

says a statement, released by the diocese. The location of the current kidnapping, the Bwari region, is where one of the most kidnappings happens in Nigeria. In many cases, people are kidnapped by bandits or different armed groups, who then ask for a hefty sum of money in exchange for their release. The perpetrators also broke into the victims’ homes on numerous occasions. Recently armed bandits kidnapped a whole family from their home in the region.

Source: Agenzia Fides