Anglican Archbishop, driver freed after one month in kidnappers’ den

Most Reverend Prof. Godwin Okpala, the senior Anglican cleric who was kidnapped, has been released.

Archbishop Okpala was set free alongside his driver.

The cleric confirmed his freedom in a post on his Facebook page, Thursday morning.

He simply wrote, “Praise the Lord!”

Hundreds of reactions followed immediately, thanking God for his freedom.

Okpala, a retired Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Nnewi was released one month after he was abducted.

It could be recalled that 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 such platform is the official Facebook page of St. Stephens Anglican Church, Nnewi.