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Armed assailants abducted a priest and others while killing the brother of another church leader during a Monday attack in Nigeria’s troubled Kaduna state, according to a leading Catholic charity.
In a press statement, Aid to the Church in Need said it received an official communication from the Archdiocese of Kaduna stating that unidentified assailants attacked the residence of 39-year-old Father Bobbo Paschal, the parish priest of St. Stephen Parish, on Monday in the Kagarko Local Government Area. Paschal and many others were taken captive while the brother of Father Anthony Yero was killed.
“Church authorities are urgently calling on all people of goodwill to join in prayer for the safety and swift release of Fr. Bobbo Paschal and all those abducted, and for the peaceful repose of the deceased,” the statement reads. “ACN expresses deep concern over this latest act of violence targeting Christian communities and clergy in Nigeria and remains in close contact with the local Church as the situation develops.”
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In a press statement, Aid to the Church in Need said it received an official communication from the Archdiocese of Kaduna stating that unidentified assailants attacked the residence of 39-year-old Father Bobbo Paschal, the parish priest of St. Stephen Parish, on Monday in the Kagarko Local Government Area. Paschal and many others were taken captive while the brother of Father Anthony Yero was killed.
“Church authorities are urgently calling on all people of goodwill to join in prayer for the safety and swift release of Fr. Bobbo Paschal and all those abducted, and for the peaceful repose of the deceased,” the statement reads. “ACN expresses deep concern over this latest act of violence targeting Christian communities and clergy in Nigeria and remains in close contact with the local Church as the situation develops.”
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Priest kidnapped from home; Christian man killed during attack in Nigeria
Armed assailants abducted a priest and others while killing the brother of another priest during a Monday attack on a community in Nigeria s troubled Kaduna state, according to a leading Catholic
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