Garoua, 14 May, 2025 / 9:23 pm (ACI Africa).
Abductors are demanding a ransom for the release of Fr. Valentin Mbaïbarem, who was kidnapped on May 7 from Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua, the Chancellor of the Cameroonian Metropolitan See has told ACI Africa.
Fr. Mbaïbarem, Parish Priest of St. John the Baptist Madingring Parish of Garoua Archdiocese, was taken hostage on the road between Guidjiba and Tcholliré in Cameroon’s northern region, the Chancellor of Garoua Archdiocese announced in a statement on behalf of the Local Ordinary, Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo.
Fr. Bonkou communicated that Archbishop Ndjodo was inviting the people of God to “pray fervently for his (Fr. Mbaïbarem) liberation.”
Archbishop Ndjodo, a member of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), also requested that “an intention be offered for him (Fr. Mbaïbarem) in all Parishes of the Archdiocese,” the Chancellor of the Cameroonian Metropolitan See stated.
In an interview with ACI Africa on Wednesday, May 14, Fr. Bonkou provided details about the May 7 abduction. He said, “A total of six persons were kidnapped on that day, including Fr. Mbaïbarem.”
