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Following the burning to death of a Catholic priest in Kafin-koro in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, aggrieved women and youth have reportedly burnt down the Kafin-koro Police Divisional Office.

He said, “As the women were praying, some policemen arrived at the venue saying they were a detachment from the Kafin-koro Police Division drafted to the church to provide protection for them. Jonathan said that when the police refused to leave the residence of the late priest, the women threw stones and sachet water at the police then the police left.

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