{"id":68425,"date":"2026-01-27T01:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=68425"},"modified":"2026-01-27T01:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:45:41","slug":"2-nigerian-minor-seminarians-released-months-after-kidnapping-1-killed-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/2-nigerian-minor-seminarians-released-months-after-kidnapping-1-killed-in-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ca\u30a4\u30b8\u30a7\u30ea\u30a2\u306e\u5c0f\u795e\u5b66\u751f2\u540d\u3001\u8a98\u62d0\u304b\u3089\u6570\u30f6\u6708\u5f8c\u306b\u89e3\u653e\u3055\u308c\u308b\u30821\u540d\u304c\u76e3\u7981\u4e2d\u306b\u6b7b\u4ea1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>On Nov. 4, 2025, the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria announced the release of two seminarians who were abducted in July during an armed attack on Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivianokpodi while confirming the death of a third victim. \/ Credit: Catholic Diocese of Auchi ACI Africa, Nov 5, 2025 \/ 14:04 pm (CNA). The Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria has announced the release of two seminarians who were abducted in July during an armed attack on\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria has announced the release of two seminarians who were abducted in July during an armed attack on\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-68425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102338,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/nigerian-seminarian-abducted-from-bishops-residence-escapes-unhurt\/","url_meta":{"origin":68425,"position":0},"title":"Nigerian seminarian abducted from bishop\u2019s residence escapes unhurt","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"8\u6708 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"OTUKPO, Nigeria \u2014 A seminarian who was abducted from the bishop\u2019s residence in Nigeria\u2019s Diocese of Otukpo on July 29 has escaped from his captors and returned home unharmed.In a statement shared with ACI Africa, the sister service of EWTN News in Africa, on Aug. 16, the chancellor of the diocese, Father Joseph Aboyi Itodo, said Kelvin Ochai \u201cmanaged to escape from his abductors and made his way to Aliade in Gwer East Local Government Area, where he was found\u2026","rel":"","context":"Christian News","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":75954,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/kidnapped-priest-in-nigeria-regains-freedom-after-2-months-in-captivity\/","url_meta":{"origin":68425,"position":1},"title":"Kidnapped priest in Nigeria regains freedom after 2 months in captivity","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"2\u6708 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Bobbo Paschal from St. Stephen Parish in the Kaduna Archdiocese in Nigeria has been released after being abducted on Nov. 17, 2025, when gunmen attacked the parish. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese Jan 24, 2026 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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