Kehinde Fajobi
Reverend Sisters Vincentia Nwankwo and Grace Okoli, kidnapped last Tuesday, have been freed after six days in captivity.
The two members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ, were abducted along Ufuma Road in Orumba North Local Government Area, while returning from a vocational association meeting in Ogboji.
Their release was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday by Maria Ikeotuonye, the Secretary General of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The statement confirmed the sisters’ safe return and stated that they were released unconditionally.
“I bring to your notice in joy that our dear Sisters Vincentia Maria Nwankwo and Grace Mariette Okoli, who were kidnapped in the evening of Tuesday, January 7, 2025, have been released unconditionally and in good health,” Ikeotuonye said.
“We thank God and thank you all for your prayers and support all through these rough and uncertain days. May God forever be blessed through Mary our Mother,” she added.
The Anambra State Police Command spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the release but noted that the command had not yet received a detailed briefing from the victims.
“Yes, we are hearing that the two nuns have been released, but the command is yet to take the brief from the victims to ascertain what happened. Further details shall be communicated,” Ikenga said.