Nigeria: Church member dies in violence
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Theodore Essemo Ebulla, 34, died during the recent wave of violence near Jos, Nigeria.
Nigeria violence
Theodore Essemo Ebulla, 34, died during the recent wave of violence near Jos, Nigeria.
Recent violence near the Nigerian city of Jos claimed the life of Theodore Essemo Ebulla. The 34-year-old native of Cameroon had preached in a rural Nigerian village and was returning to the School of Biblical Studies in Jos when he encountered a group of rioting Muslims who killed him with machetes, said Steven Worley, a missionary who works with the school.
South of Jos, Okon Mkpong, a longtime church leader in Nigeria, was released unharmed by his kidnappers after nearly 12 days in captivity. Mkpong was abducted from his home Feb. 11. The kidnappers demanded a ransom, and family members in Nigeria negotiated for his release.
Nearly two months after Mkpong’s abduction, another minister, Jacob Achinefu, was kidnapped while driving a van for the Nigerian Institute of Arts and Theological Studies. He was released after seven days in captivity, but was beaten by his captors. Achinefu was treated at a hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Friends are attempting to secure a visa for him to travel to the U.S. for additional treatment.
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South of Jos, Okon Mkpong, a longtime church leader in Nigeria, was released unharmed by his kidnappers after nearly 12 days in captivity. Mkpong was abducted from his home Feb. 11. The kidnappers demanded a ransom, and family members in Nigeria negotiated for his release.
Nearly two months after Mkpong’s abduction, another minister, Jacob Achinefu, was kidnapped while driving a van for the Nigerian Institute of Arts and Theological Studies. He was released after seven days in captivity, but was beaten by his captors. Achinefu was treated at a hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Friends are attempting to secure a visa for him to travel to the U.S. for additional treatment.
From the May 2010 Print Edition.
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