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Kidnappings hits Nigerian clergy again and again

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YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic priests in Nigeria have always been a prized target for kidnappers, but the first two months of 2025 have witnessed a dramatic surge in kidnappings – and sometimes the murder of clergy. Not less than seven Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Africa’s most populous nation since January this year. The most egregious was the kidnapping and killing of Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a priest from the Diocese of Kafanchan…

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Kidnappings hits Nigerian clergy again and again

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic priests in Nigeria have always been a prized target for kidnappers, but the first two months of 2025 have witnessed a dramatic surge in kidnappings – and sometimes the murder of clergy. Not less than seven Catholic priests have been kidnapped in Africa’s most populous nation since January this year. The most egregious was the kidnapping and killing of Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a priest from the Diocese of Kafanchan…

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Nigeria: Priest kidnapped and murdered - ZENIT

Filipe d’Avillez (ZENIT News / London, 03.06.2025).- A Catholic priest has been kidnapped and murdered in the Diocese of Kafanchan, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Father Sylvester Okechukwu was taken from his residence on the evening of 4 March, according to a statement released by the diocese. He was found murdered in the early hours today, Wednesday, 5 March. No reason has been given for his murder at the hands of his abductors. A statement sent by…

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“God will fight for us”: Catholic Archbishop on Surge in Kidnappings of Members of the Clergy in Nigeria

Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has condemned the rise in cases of kidnappings of Catholic priests in the West African country, blaming the government’s failure to address the growing wave of abductions in the country. Speaking to ACI Africa on Wednesday, March 5, on the sidelines of the Ash Wednesday Mass marking the beginning of the 2025 Lenten season, Archbishop Kaigama reassured the faithful that despite the pers…

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ACI Africa broke the news in on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
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