Anglican Cleric and Wife Held for ₦600m Ransom as Christian Abductions Surge Across Nigeria
Safe City Foundation Sounds National Alarm as U.S. Warnings Mount. Photo of Multiple Hostages Exposes Expanding Terror Network Targeting Christian Communities
Kaduna, Nigeria – November 26, 2025
Nigeria’s worsening Christian genocide has continued to intensify with the kidnapping of Ven. Edwin Achi of the Anglican Communion, Diocese of Kaduna, and his wife, Mrs. Sarah Achi by suspected Fulani terrorists.
The couple, originally from Umuaja in Delta State’s Ukwuani Local Government Area, were kidnapped on October 28, 2025, in Kaduna, an epicentre of repeated attacks targeting Christian communities.
Their captors have now demanded an astonishing ₦600 million ransom, a figure that highlights the rising brutality perpetrated on Christians and the commercialisation of terror in Nigeria.
In the photograph released by the terrorists, several other distressed hostages can be seen alongside the couple, affirming what rights advocates have long warned: these incidents are not isolated tragedies but part of a deeply entrenched pattern of violence against Christians, clergy, schoolchildren, and civilians.
Safe City Foundation, issued a public appeal demanding urgent intervention from the Federal Government, Kaduna State authorities, and Nigeria’s security agencies.
His warning comes at a time when both local and international observers are raising red flags about the worsening human rights and religious-freedom landscape in the country.
As highlighted in recent reports, including the growing global concern reflected in U.S. government briefings and congressional statements, Washington has repeatedly warned that Nigeria is facing a “full-scale humanitarian and religious-persecution emergency,” urging the Tinubu government to take decisive action to and the reign of terror.
The kidnapping of the Achis follows a string of attacks on Christian targets from schoolchildren to worshippers and amplifies outrage over the Nigerian government’s inability and unwillingness to stem the tide of killings, abductions, and various forms of human rights abuse ravaging the country.
“This situation is unacceptable,” Gwamnishu said, stressing that every hour the victims remain in captivity deepens the trauma of their families and widens the sense of abandonment felt across affected communities.
As the crisis intensifies, the call for immediate rescue efforts grows louder. The abduction of Ven. Edwin and Mrs. Achi is more than a security failure, it is a stark symbol of a country struggling to perform it’s primary objective to its most vulnerable citizens. Their safe return, advocates insist, must now be treated as a matter of urgent national priority.
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