Father Isaac Agabi, a parish priest in Nigeria’s Diocese of Auchi, was abducted and tortured in 2020 and still suffers physical and psyschoigcal effects of his ordeal. / Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Auchi
ACI Africa, Apr 4, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
ApriestinNigeria’sDioceseofAuchiwhowasabductedalongsideaseminarianonTrinitySunday2020recentlyspokeabouthisharrowingexperienceasanabductee,attributinghissuccessfulescapetoOurLadyofPerpetualHelp.
InaninterviewwithACIAfrica,CNA’snewspartnerinAfrica,onMarch29followingthreedaysofpeacefulprotestagainstkidnappingsandkillingsintheAuchiDiocese,FatherIsaacAgabi,46,aparishpriest,recountedhisordealandrecommendedthatmajorseminariesinNigeriaconsiderteachingseminarianssurvivaltacticsaswellascrisismanagement.
Agabisaidheandaseminarianwithwhomhewastraveling,JusticeChidiMbonu(whoisnowapriest),wereabductedonJune7,2020,whentheywereambushedbyFulaniherdsmenwhiletravelingalongaroadinEdostate.
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