YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Armed men in Nigeria's southern Delta region have abducted Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country's second most senior Anglican cleric, police said on Monday, in a rare case targeting a religious leader.
Kattey was captured along with his wife at around 10:30 p.m. British Time on Friday near his home in Rivers state, although his wife later escaped during a police chase, according to police spokeswoman Angela Agabe.
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