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The Orthodox Public Affairs Committee (OPAC) on Tuesday condemned the attacks on Nigerian churches and Christians in strong terms. The body, established
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A soldier sits with his weapon on a pickup truck in Zamfara, Nigeria, March 2, 2021. (CNS photo/Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)
The killing of priests and other Christians in Nigeria continues at an alarming rate. A recent shooting in a church in Benue State yesterday adds to the thousands of others killed in the nation in the past year alone.
Fr. Ferdinand Fanen Ngugban and at least six others were killed by gunmen in an attack on St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Benue State, Nigeria, the Diocese of Katsina-Ala confirmed Wednesday. Fr. Fanen had just offered Mass in his parish church of St. Paul Ayetwar in eastern Nigeria and was preparing to leave for the Holy Week Chrism Mass when he was shot in the head by gunmen on March 30.