The Italian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday an Italian priest kidnapped last week in Nigeria has been freed and is in good condition.

The Rev. Maurizio Pallu was released late Tuesday, five days after being kidnapped in Benin City. Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said, adding the priest was returning to the Nigerian capital of Abuja, where he has been working for the last three years.

In an interview on Vatican radio, Pallu said he was kidnapped with two Nigerians and all three were released together, said ABC News.