IN THE NEWS---AFRICAN TERRORIST GROUP KIDNAPS NIGERIAN CATHOLIC PRIEST

The African terrorist group Boko Haram has admitted responsibility for kidnapping the Rev. Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian Catholic priest who previously served in Fairbanks, Alaska.  The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks reportedly said that a Nigerian diocese contacted them to inform them of Afina’s kidnapping, saying that Boko Haram had called them confirming the priest was in their captivity. The charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), reported that Maiduguri Auxiliary Bishop John Bagna Bakeni said the priest, along with several others, were kidnapped on Sunday, June 1.African Terror Group Claims Responsibility For Kidnapping Catholic Priest | The Daily Caller