Catholic priest abducted by suspected bandits in Kaduna

A fresh wave of insecurity has struck Kaduna State as Reverend Father Ibrahim Amos, a Catholic priest, was abducted by suspected bandits in the early hours of Thursday, April 25, 2025.

The incident took place at approximately 12:15 a.m. at Kurmin Risga in Kauru Local Government Area, where Father Amos serves as the parish priest of Saint Gerald Quasi Parish. According to local sources, the assailants stormed the priest’s residence and forcefully took him away under the cover of darkness.

In a statement, the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan confirmed the abduction, expressing deep sorrow over the event: “With profound sorrow, we write to announce that Rev. Fr. Ibrahim Amos, the Parish Priest of St. Gerald Quasi Parish, Kurmin Risga, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was abducted.”

This latest kidnapping comes just seven weeks after the tragic abduction and killing of another Catholic priest, Reverend Father Sylvester Okechukwu, in the same state. Okechukwu, from Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Tachiri, Kaura LGA, was abducted on March 4. His lifeless body was discovered the following day.

Both Kauru, where Thursday’s incident occurred, and Kaura, where Okechukwu was abducted and murdered, are located in southern Kaduna.