Nigeria kidnappers free Archbishop
Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 15 Sept - (ANA) - The kidnapped head of the Anglican Church in Nigeria's Niger Delta, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, was released near near the southern city of Port Harcourt yesterday without a ransom, police said. Officials provided no further information about his captors. Kidnapping for ransom has become common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region around Port Harcourt in recent years. Numerous armed gangs operate in the area following years of violent protests against the oil industry. The cleric and his wife Beatrice were seized close to their Port Harcourt residence on 6 September. His wife was released unharmed several hours later. Last year, the mother of Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was abducted and held for five days.(ANA)
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