Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have forced residents to flee their villages and, in some cases, seek shelter in local Catholic churches and schools. Pictured here is St. Joseph s Catholic Church in Yelewata. / Photo courtesy of Father William ShomWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 14, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have left nine dead since Oct. 8, prompting a Catholic bishop to appeal to the European Parliament for help in the face of what he says is inaction by the government.An attack in the town of Yelewata, 20 miles north of Makurdi on the road to Abuja took place midday on Oct. 12 and left six confirmed dead and many others injured, Father Moses Iorapuu, the communications director for the Diocese of Makurdi, told CNA.According to Iorapuu, the gunmen, who were speaking the language of the Fulani tribe, carried out the attack in the presence of members of the Nigerian army stationed in the town.A group of about 100 radicalized Musl.
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