The Catholic Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese John Bakeni yesterday saluted the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army for rescuing Rev Fr Alphonsus Afina. Afina was kidnapped on June 1 ...

Fr. Alphonsus Daniel Afina, who was abducted while returning to the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri on June 1, has been ...

This story was updated Tuesday with additional information from Aid to the Church of Need International. A Nigerian priest who previously served in Alaska has been released unharmed several weeks ...

Father Alphonsus Afina, who was kidnapped on June 1, has been released thanks to an operation by security forces.The priest was rescued yesterday, July 21, along with ten women who were also held ...

The Fairbanks Diocese last month urged the faithful to “pray for [Afina’s] freedom from captivity and for his physical and ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have successfully rescued a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents. Rev. Fr. Afi ...

Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in the Diocese of Fairbanks Alaska (2017-2024), was abducted June 1, 2025, by Islamist militants in his home country. Aid to the Church in Need ...

A Catholic Reverend Father in Borno State, Alphonsus Adina, who was kidnapped on June 1st by Boko Haram insurgents, has ...

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 ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army have reportedly rescued Reverend Father Alphonsus Afina, who was ...

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 ...