Terrorists kidnap Catholic priest in Sokoto

Again, terrorists have struck in Sokoto State and kidnapped the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church, Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Reverend Father Mikah Suleiman.
 
The priest was said to have been abducted in the early hours of yesterday by a gang of terrorists.
 
According to a statement made available to journalists in Kaduna by the Acting Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nuhu Iliya, “this sad event occurred in the early hours of today, Saturday, June 22, 2024 in the Father’s rectory.”
 
The statement read: “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 in the early hours of today, Saturday, June 22, 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.”