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Church  excited as security agencies rescue priest, 32 Others in Zamfara 

Bature Magaji by Bature Magaji
July 23, 2025
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The Catholic community in Nigeria has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for rescuing of father Alphonsus Afina and several other kidnap victims held by Boko Haram insurgents and criminal gangs.

Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage in Alaska, U.S. from 2017 to 2024, was abducted on June 1, 2025 while traveling along the Liman Kara–Gwoza Road in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

The priest, alongside 10 women, was rescued on Monday during a coordinated security operation by DSS operatives in Borno, with tactical support from troops of the Nigerian Army.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese, Most Reverend John Bakeni, commended the DSS and military forces involved in the operation.

Bakeni, who also serves as Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno State, described the rescue as “a moment of profound relief and joy for the Church and all lovers of peace and justice.”

“The news of Afina’s rescue after nearly two months in captivity brought joy to the Catholic community, both in Nigeria and abroad,” Bakeni said.

He revealed that Afina was on his way from Mubi in Adamawa State to Maiduguri when insurgents ambushed his convoy near a military checkpoint. The attackers reportedly launched a rocket-propelled grenade at one of the vehicles, killing one passenger and abducting others.

The Bishop called for continued collaboration between security agencies and communities to defeat insurgency and other threats to national peace.

Meanwhile, the DSS in Zamfara State, in a similar joint operation with Nigerian Army troops, rescued 32 kidnap victims from the Shinkafi axis of the State.

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