US EditionGunmen in northern Nigeria kill 3 villagers and kidnap 11, including a Catholic priest
The attack in Kauru, Kaduna, left three villagers dead and 11 abducted, including a Catholic priest, amid escalating violence by militants and armed gangs in northern Nigeria.
- On Saturday, gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, during a predawn attack in northwest Nigeria.
- The attack comes amid a surge of violence in the north as northern Nigeria faces a complex crisis with Islamic militants and armed gangs kidnapping for ransom, challenging President Bola Tinubu since 2023.
- At about 3 a.m., attackers struck the priest's residence in Kauru local government area, Kaduna state, which Kaduna's Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan called `an act of invasion by a group of terrorists`.
- Authorities have not provided immediate details or rescue updates, and the Kaduna Catholic church called for prayers for the victims and the safe release of the hostages.
- Recent January abductions and killings have heightened concern across Nigeria, with more than 150 Christians abducted and at least 160 people killed, while the U.S. government launched strikes in December and deployed a small team of American forces in Nigeria.
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The Straits Times
Gunmen kill three people and abduct Catholic priest in northern Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria, Feb 8 - Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning attack on the clergyman's residence in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, church and police sources said on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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