The kidnapped senior Anglican cleric, Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala and his and his driver have regained freedom.
Okpala confirmed his freedom in a post on his Facebook page, on the morning of Thursday, 2 January, 2025.
The clergyman simply wrote: “Praise the Lord!”
Hundreds of reactions followed immediately, thanking God for his freedom.
Thegazellenews.com recalls that Okpala, a retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi, was released one month after he was abducted.
Okpala he went missing on his way to Umuchu, a community in Anambra State for a burial ceremony.
Details of his release are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, but it is being celebrated on various social media platforms of the Anglican Communion.
One of such platforms is the official Facebook page of St. Stephens Anglican Church, Nnewi.