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15 children kidnapped in Nigeria, Archbishop asks for help

Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja in Nigeria has condemned the abduction of 15 children by unidentified armed men on their way to school on the morning of September 28 and urged the government to hunt down the kidnappers, reports CISA.

"It is an unprecedented event. We are facing a terrible situation," Archbishop Onaiyekan told Fides.

The group of armed men stopped the school bus carrying children to the Abayi International School, in the state of Abia, one of the Niger Delta region states.

According to a government spokesman, the bandits have demanded a ransom of about 100,000 Euros in order to free the children.

"In that area, everyone is a victim of these bandits. Even the Church has suffered abductions of her members. For six days, we have heard no news of the accountant of Catholic University. However, there is no specific intention to attack the Church, as the bandits kidnap anyone, even local tribal leaders," said Archbishop Onaiyekan.

"It is the government's responsibility to stop the kidnappers. The area where this act took place is relatively limited, so I do not think it would be impossible to hunt them down," the archbishop said.

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[10/05/2010]

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