‘We All Weep for These Victims’ Says Nigerian Cardinal After Gunmen Kill 200 People
Gangs of bandits on motorbikes attacked nine villages over the course of three days, causing at least 200 deaths.
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Outspoken Nigerian Bishop Says He Is ‘Fine’ Amid Reports He Was Called in for Questioning by State Police
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah spoke with CNA via a Jan. 11 email.
Report: Nigerian Bishop Who Criticized Government Over Christian Persecution Called in for Questioning
Bishop Matthew Kukah, who leads the Sokoto diocese in Nigeria’s northwestern corner, released a Christmas message in which he said the government seems to have left the fate of Nigerians in the hands of “evil men.”
Catholic Priest in Nigeria Shot Dead on Christmas Eve
The murder and kidnapping of Christians in Nigeria have multiplied in recent years.
Congressman Smith: Nigeria’s Removal from U.S. Watch List a ‘Retreat’ from Fight Against Religious Persecution
The New Jersey Republican called the Biden administration’s decision “a retreat from the noble and necessary fight to protect victims of religious persecution.”
Religious Freedom Advocates ‘Appalled’ as State Department Removes Nigeria From Watch List
Sam Brownback, the former U.S. religious freedom ambassador, called the removal of Nigeria from the State Department’s list of religious freedom concerns “a serious blow to religious freedom in both Nigeria and across the region.”
Abducted Nigerian Seminarians Released
The three seminarians who were abducted from the seminary chapel belong to the Apostles of Divine Charity and the Little Sons of the Eucharist, and are all in their fourth year of theology.
Three Seminarians Abducted in Nigeria
“We ask for your closeness to us in praying for the quick and safe release of our abducted brothers,” Father Emmanuel Okolo, chancellor of the Diocese of Kafanchan, wrote in an Oct. 12 memo.
Urgent Prayers Needed for Kidnapped Nigerian Priest
Nigeria has been experiencing insecurity since 2009 when the Boko Haram insurgency began with the aim of turning the country into an Islamic state.
Nigerian Seminarian Calls for 'Prayer Backed up With Action' to Counter Violence
One Nigerian human-rights organization, Intersociety, estimates that Islamist insurgents have killed an estimated 12,000 Christians in Nigeria since June 2015.
