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Another priest is kidnapped amid Nigeria’s security crisis
Catholic leaders in the Diocese of Otukpo are asking for prayers after Fr. John Inalegwu Otache was kidnapped on October 13, 2026.
Fr. Otache serves as the pastor of St. Margaret Parish in Ajegbe–Awume. He was abducted while traveling home from the town of Otukpo in Benue State after encountering armed kidnappers on a local road.
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