4 Mormon missionaries held hostage in Nigeria

By: Geoff J - February 21, 2007

“Four Mormon missionaries are being held hostage in Nigeria’s southern oil region, an area plagued by recent unrest, a church spokesman said Tuesday.”

See the story here.

8 Comments

  1. Hopefully all will be released and well. I also hope nothing like this happens in Kenya.

    Comment by Eric Nielson — February 21, 2007 @ 8:36 am

  2. I pray for the missionaries, they’re families and those keeping them hostage.

    Comment by Proud Daughter of Eve — February 21, 2007 @ 11:03 am

  3. THEIR families. Good GRIEF I can believe I did that…

    Comment by Proud Daughter of Eve — February 21, 2007 @ 11:03 am

  4. I thought Nigeria had been closed down ages ago?

    Comment by Clark Goble — February 21, 2007 @ 12:09 pm

  5. Clark: We dedicated a temple there less than two years ago.

    http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/aba/

    Comment by Mike Parker — February 21, 2007 @ 12:26 pm

  6. Re #4: Nigeria has five missions and 75,000 members – and a temple dedicated in August of 2005

    Comment by J. Michael — February 21, 2007 @ 1:23 pm

  7. I’m more worried because they are Nigerians. If they were Americans, I’d think they’d hold them for ransom or be more careful with them. Africans are so brutal with each other. I’m terrified for them.

    Comment by annegb — February 21, 2007 @ 8:00 pm

  8. Good news!

    Comment by Geoff J — February 22, 2007 @ 1:22 am