Good news...........The Italian priest who was kidnapped in Edo State has been
freed. Father Maurizio Pallù, originally from Florence, was released
some time in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday October 19th, Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano told Rome’s Radio Capital .
"Pallù is “doing well” and will return to Italy shortly, Alfano said.
The 63-year-old Catholic missionary was kidnapped on
October 12th in Nigeria, where he had been stationed for the past three
years.
He was travelling with a group near Benin City when armed
men attacked, robbing and releasing his four companions but taking Pallù
hostage.
Last Sunday Pallù's captors allowed him to telephone his
mother in Italy. He assured her that he was well and would be freed
shortly, she told the media .
According to La Repubblica newspaper, Pallù's release coincides with his birthday, October 18th.
Foreign Minister said Father Pallù was brought to the Italian Embassy in Abuja after his release and returned to Florence on Thursday.
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