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You may remember this shocking story<\/a><\/strong> from November.<\/p>\n

The latest:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three Catholic nuns and three women accompanying them, kidnapped in Nigeria on Nov. 13, 2017, were released after spending nearly two months in captivity.<\/p>\n

The religious sisters were members of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (EHJ) Convent in Edo state, in the south of the country.<\/p>\n

The kidnappers had taken the women from their residence, and fled via speedboat to an unknown destination.<\/p>\n

The convent later received a ransom demand for $55,000, but the mother superior, Sister Agatha Osarekho said no money was ever handed over.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo ransom was paid. Well, we know that [the police] did their best because they are aware. They had to do their work. The most important thing is that our sisters are out,\u201d the mother superior said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy; to God be the glory! One was released [Saturday] and the others were also released today [Sunday]. They are fine and are receiving some medical checkup in a hospital,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read on.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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