Kidnappers free priest abducted in Cameroon

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A screen grab of a map of Cameroon. A priest who was kidnapped by gunmen at weekend in the Anglophone region of Cameroon has been freed. PHOTO | GOOGLE MAPS

By  Ndi Eugene Ndi

Contributor

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • In a statement on Monday, the Diocese said the kidnappers were asking for a ransom of FCFA 20 million ($36,000), to secure the Priest’s release.
  • Father Eboka had been abducted alongside his bike rider
  • While some clergymen who had been kidnapped were later released, there are some who were killed by their armed captors.


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