Posted on 01/27/2023 6:43:53 PM PST by marshmallow
No fewer than 39 Catholic priests were killed by gunmen in 2022, while 30 others were abducted.
A report by SB Morgen Intelligence, SBM, which disclosed this, yesterday, also said 145 attacks on Catholic priests were recorded in the year under review.
SBM Intelligence, a research organisation, compiles and analyses data about happenings in the country.
According to the report, the North-Central was the worst hit with 12 killings, while the North-West recorded nine deaths.
Similarly, it said the south-east and south-south recorded five deaths each, while the north-east and north-west had four deaths each.
The report said of the attacks, 28 were perpetuated by kidnappers, three by herdsmen, two by the Indigenous People of Biafra , IPOB, two by Boko Haram, and one each by bandits and mob violence.
For instance, in June 2022, Christopher Onotu, a Catholic priest, was abducted by gunmen in Obangede, Okehi LGA of Kogi State.
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Islam killing the people that started their death cult from the original death cult. Oh the irony.
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