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Breaking: Catholic Priests Kidnapped in Ondo Regain Freedom

Ololade Adeyanju

Two Catholic priests who were kidnapped in Ondo State on Saturday have been released by their abductors.

Sources told NewsmakersNG that the priests were released this evening alongside a third unidentified victim.

The sources did not say if any ransom was paid. The kidnappers had demanded a N100 million ransom for the priests.

The two priests, identified as Rev. Fr. Felix Efobi and Rev. Fr. Josephat Nweke of Catholic Diocese of Awka, Anambra State, were reportedly kidnapped on the Owo-Benin Road in Ose Local Council Area of the state.

They were said to be on their way to a wedding ceremony in Akure, the state capital, when they were snatched by the kidnappers.

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