The Department of Church and Society, an organ of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, on Wednesday said about 39 Catholic priests have been killed with 30 abducted since 2012.
It further stated that 17 Catechists and over 3,500 Catholic faithful had been assassinated since 2012.
He said, “In fact, about 39 Catholic priests have been killed, 30 abducted and ransom paid and collected, 17 Catechists and over 3,500 catholic faithful assassinated needlessly. He said, “Unavoidable pain and death have become the order of the day, where no single day passes without bad news from the media and the various social media platforms of one reckless death or the other.
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