Catholic Priests as Endangered Species The 145 attacks on Catholic priests in 2022, which resulted in 39 deaths and 30 cases of abductions were evidence of an unfolding persecution. Louis A
The 145 attacks on Catholic priests in 2022, which resulted in 39 deaths and 30 cases of abductions were evidence of an unfolding persecution.writes that without an effective security for both the clergy and ordinary citizens or stern consequences for their attackers, the country will sink even deeper in a mire of insecurity
On the same day, suspected fundamentalists riding on motorcycles invaded the New Life for All Church in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, kidnapping about 25 worshippers. It was from the same Kankara Local Government Area that over 300 pupils were abducted from a secondary school on December 11, 2020.
Unfortunately, to-date, very few of those responsible for these atrocities have been arrested or prosecuted, which many see as suggestive of an agenda. But whose agenda? Figures released by another data tracking organisation revealed that the killings of clergymen continued in 2022. On January 20, gunmen abducted Kefas Ishaya, the catechist of St. Monica Catholic Church in Kaduna. While it may seem that the attacks have only become more prominent recently, they have been a matter of concern since the previous year. In June 2022, Christopher Onotu, a Catholic priest, was abducted by gunmen in Obangede, Okehi LGA of Kogi State.
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