Catholic priest kidnapped 16 months ago yet to be found

The Catholic Church in Nigeria has again cried out over the abduction of its priest, Gabriel Oyaka, who was kidnapped along Okene-Lokoja road in September, 2015.

Mr. Oyaka, a priest from the Holy Ghost congregation of the church, was abducted after he left the house of the congregation in Katampe extension, an Abuja suburb, on transit to Onitsha, Anambra State, on September 7, 2015.

Addressing journalists on Mr. Oyaka’s abduction, leaders of the church from the Holy Ghost congregation in Abuja said on Thursday that they were still hopeful that the priest would return to the church.

The Catholic Bishop of Abuja archdiocese, John Onaiyekan, who spoke on behalf of the church leaders, lamented the failure of security agencies to secure the victim’s release. He stressed that the problem of insecurity in Nigeria leaves much to be expected from security operatives.