Archbishop Kattey of Anglican Communion Church within the Niger Delta area who was kidnapped few weeks in the past has been launched.
Reverend Ignatius Kattey has nevertheless, debunked claims by the Rivers State Police Command that it got here to his rescue when he was kidnapped.
Archbishop Kattey, who's the Dean of the Nigerian Anglican Communion, disclosed this on Wednesday throughout a press briefing at Eleme, Rivers State.
Here's what he stated:
"The police didn't rescue me. They weren't those who rescued my spouse, Beatrice. I noticed the police for the primary time two days in the past for the reason that incident. I've heard the statements made by the Rivers PPRO. The police are telling lies. If you can not belief the police once more, then who are you able to belief? I instructed the Commissioner of Police and he has apologised. I do know they made efforts however they didn't rescue me and my spouse. A helicopter flew over the realm greater than 500 instances, however the boys (kidnappers) have been smarter. They held me with them in a thick forest and nobody might see me there."
"On the day of my launch (Saturday, Sepember 14), they moved me and we trekked a lot of kilometers until we bought to a highway. Then they gave me N200 and ordered me to stroll to the route the place I might get a motorcycle."
"We thank God for His mercies as a result of I would not even want my enemy to undergo that have. I used to be not tortured. They fed me with quick meals as soon as a day, typically with boli. They tied and chained my legs, however one in every of them stated 'you'll be able to't chain this man'. I slept on the bottom. I used to be crushed by rain and [bitten by] mosquitoes like them for as much as seven days. I'm a previous man of 65yrs. I had no alternative than to remain and swim within the forest with them."