Nigeria: Anglican Archbishop Kattey Freed

posted September 14, 2013
by George Conger

The Church of Nigeria's number two man, the Most Rev. Ignatius Kattey has been freed, sources in Nigeria tell Anglican Ink.

The archbishop is understood to have been unharmed, but no details as to the events surrounding his release have been confirmed by the Church of Nigeria.

On 6 September 2013, Archbishop Kattey and his wife were abducted as they drove from their home in Eleme to Port Harcourt. Beatrice Kattey was released unharmed, but the kidnappers fled into the bush with the archbishop.

President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria told the Church of Nigeria's standing committee he would no rest until the archbishop was freed. On 13 September 2013 the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby described the kidnapping as 'deeply shocking', and called on the church to pray for Archbishop Kattey, along with the people and leaders of Nigeria. the rest

Kidnapped Anglican Archbishop Regains Freedom