ABUJA, Nov 29 (Reuters) – An Anglican priest kidnapped in northwest Nigeria last month has been killed in captivity, the head of the Church of Nigeria said, as the country reels from a surge in abductions and killings that has drawn condemnation from Washington.

Archbishop Henry Ndakuba said Venerable Edwin Achi, seized with his wife and daughter from their home in Kaduna state on October 28, was murdered after spending about a month in captivity.

“With profound sorrow, we announce the tragic death of our beloved priest… who was brutally murdered after enduring a month-long abduction,” Ndakuba said in a statement late on Friday.

Gunmen initially demanded a ransom of 600 million naira ($416,000) for Achi’s release, later reducing it to 200 million naira, the church said. His wife and dau

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