Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese, John Bakeni, has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for successfully rescuing Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina, who was kidnapped on June 1, by Boko Haram insurgents.
Father Afina’s kidnap in Gworza, Borno State, had grabbed global headlines, as he had served as a priest in Alaska from September 2017 through 2024.#
Kidnapped alongside the priest were, at the time, an unspecified number of fellow travelers on the Liman Kara-Gwoza road in Gwoza LGA of Borno State. (TVC)
