The Diocesan Chancellor, Fr Wilfred Agubuchie announced His release this Friday saying Okide was released around 8:00 pm on Thursday night. 

 

Recall that Okide, who is a parish priest of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Amofia-Agu Affa, in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu, was kidnapped on Sunday along with six other travellers and a ransom of N100 million was demanded for all seven victims. 

 

However, it is unclear whether a ransom was paid before his release.