Catholic Priest Burnt Alive in Northwest Nigeria Attack DeutscheWelle: Nigeria
Unidentified assailants set ablaze the residence of a Nigerian Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria, burning one priest to death and shooting and injuring another who tried to escape, shaking faith in the security authorities of Africa's most populous countryThe motives of the armed attackers, known locally as"bandits," were unknown. But Nigeria's Muslim-dominated north is rife with jihadis who have been fighting to establish a caliphate for some 14 years.
Hours later, bandits carried out a separate attack in the northern Katsina state, shooting a priest and taking hostage five people from a Christian home as they were preparing to attend Sunday mass at a church nearby.
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