Ibadan bishops express worry over abducted children

The Catholic Bishops of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have expressed concern over the condition of the Oriire abductees, five weeks after they were kidnapped.
The bishops, at a news conference in Ibadan on Monday, demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the victims.
The province comprises the Ibadan Archdiocese and the dioceses of Ondo, Ilorin, Oyo, Ekiti and Osogbo. It is headed by the Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin as president and the Most Rev. Anselm Lawani as secretary.
The bishops said the abductees, who were taken on May 15, had endured enough hardship in captivity, living without shelter and exposed to harsh conditions.
They expressed concern that the victim...