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‘We came back stronger’: Priest, seminarian abducted in Nigeria recall three-week ordeal
Father Paul Sanogo (left) and seminarian Melchior Maharini, who were kidnapped from their community of Missionaries of Africa in Nigeria’s…
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Human rights group to Nigeria security agents after priest’s kidnapping: ‘Act or resign’
A road in Enugu State, Nigeria. / Credit: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) ACI Africa,…
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Seminarian in Nigeria narrowly escapes shooting by Islamist Fulani attackers
Seminarian David Igba during a pastoral visit at Scared Heart Udei of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria. / Credit:…
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Church prays for release of kidnapped priest and seminarian in Nigeria
null / Credit: Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 9, 2023 / 16:05 pm (CNA). Bishop Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu of Minna,…
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Catholic priest in Nigeria freed on Pentecost Sunday after three days in captivity
Father Matthias Opara was freed May 28, 2023, after spending three days in captivity in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri.…
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CNA freelancer recounts ‘horrifying experience’ of witnessing Nigeria firefight
null / Shutterstock Washington D.C., May 26, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA). A freelance journalist who has reported on a…
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5-year-old beheaded, 33 killed in Nigeria; Christian foundation calls for action
null / CSW Kaduna, Nigeria, Apr 20, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA). A 5-year-old boy was reportedly beheaded when Islamists…
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Holy Week attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria leave nearly 100 dead
Burned vehicles after Good Friday raid on April 7, 2023, in Ngban, Benue state, Nigeria. / Courtesy of Justice, Development,…
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Dozens still captive in Nigeria after deadly raid on Catholic town
Residents of Adunu line up to cast their ballots in Adunu Feb. 25, 2023. / Courtesy of Father Dauda Musa…
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Waves of attacks displace Catholic natives in central Nigeria
Ruins after a militia attack in Benue state, Nigeria, during the last week of February 2023. / Credit: Courtesy of…
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