The Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters has issued its first official statement regarding the unsettling disappearance of one of its shluchim, Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who is feared to have been abducted or killed in Abu Dhabi.

“We are deeply concerned about Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary who went missing in the Emirati city of Dubai on Thursday,” the statement reads, attributed to Chairman Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky. “Our emissaries are working closely with authorities as they investigate his disappearance.”

The organization’s statement also emphasizes that Chabad is davening for Rabbi Kogan’s safe return and urges the wider community to join in those tefillos.