‘Police lied. They did not rescue me from kidnappers.’ – Archbishop Kattey

The freed Dean of the Anglican Communion in Nigeria, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey has denied claims by the Rivers State Police Command that their relentless effort rescued him from the hands of his kidnappers.

This is coming to the fore after four days of Kattey’s release from the den of the kidnappers, during a press conference at his residence in Eleme on Wednesday when Kattey had briefed Anglican clerics, his kinsmen and journalists.

Kattey insisted that the state command told “a blatant lie” when he revealed that the abductors freed him courtesy of the divine intervention which resulted from the prayers made for his unconditional release by the people from all around the world.

“Police did not rescue me; they did not rescue my wife. I saw the police the first time two days ago, the police public relations officer lied” Kattey said
He also declared that he was not aware of any ransom paid on his behalf for his release.

“If any ransom was paid, I don’t know. I believe that God touched their hearts”, he stated.
Kattey disclosed that his release almost spark off a serious disagreement among the kidnappers as they argued before he was freed without collecting the ransom.