Father Leo Raphael Ozigi, who was kidnapped in Nigeria s Minna diocese on March 27, 2022. / Courtesy photo.Rome Newsroom, Mar 29, 2022 / 04:25 am (CNA).A Catholic priest of the Diocese of Minna in Nigeria was among 45 people kidnapped after Mass on Sunday.The Nigeria Catholic Network reported that on the morning of March 27, assailants abducted villagers along with Father Leo Raphael Ozigi, a priest of St. Mary s Catholic Church in the town of Sarkin Pawa.Father Emeka Amanchukwu, the diocesan chancellor, confirmed to ACI Africa, CNA s partner agency, that Ozigi had been kidnapped.Amanchukwu said in a letter to the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria that "the unfortunate incident occurred when the priest was returning to his place of residence in Christ the King Parish, Gwada, after the celebration of the Holy Mass in his parish, St. Mary s Parish, Sarkin Pawa."Gwada is about 40 miles to southwest of Sarkin Pawa. Both towns are located in the central Nigerian state of Niger. &quo