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The Diocese of Wukari in Nigeria has condemned an attack on All Saints Catholic Church Ikyaior by the Nigerian military personnel on Aug. 5 in which the priest in charge and his stewards were assaulted and badly injured.
In the attack, said to have happened between 9 and 10 a.m., one of the church stewards lost an eye, according to a statement the diocese shared with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
The diocese noted that military personnel suspected to be from Makurdi in Nigeria’s Benue state arrived at the residence of Father Bernard Unum and assaulted him along with his stewards.
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Diocese in Nigeria condemns brutal assault on priest by military
The Diocese of Wukari in Nigeria has condemned an attack on All Saints Catholic Church Ikyaior by the Nigerian military personnel on Aug. 5.
