Catholic priest burned to death, another shot in north Nigeria
Gunmen burned a Catholic priest to loss of life and shot and injured his colleague in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police stated, the modern day violence elevating issues approximately protection beforehand of an election subsequent month.
Nigerians will vote for a brand new president on Feb. 25 however kidnappings for ransom and killings via way of means of armed gangs withinside the north have cause fears that polls won’t be held in a few areas.
The cause for the modern day assault become now no longer right now clean however gunmen have formerly focused clergymen withinside the in large part Muslim north.
Wasiu Abiodun, police spokesperson for Niger country, stated in a declaration that armed guys torched the house of Father Isaac Achi, of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Paikoro nearby authorities area, after failing to advantage access round 3:00 a.m.
Father Achi become burned to loss of life whilst any other priest diagnosed as Father Collins, who become on the house, become shot and injured as he attempted to escape. He is recuperating at a nearby hospital, Adiodun stated.
“This is a unhappy moment. For a clergyman to be killed in any such way method that we aren’t all safe. These terrorists have misplaced it, and drastic movement is wanted to stop this ongoing carnage,” stated Niger country governor Sani Bello.
