Brother Godwin Eze, one of three Benedictine monks kidnapped by an armed gang on the night of 17 October from the Eruku Monastery in North Central Nigeria, has been killed by his captors. The other two abducted postulants, Anthony Eze and Peter Olarewaj, were freed on 21 October. Brother Godwin Eze was killed soon after Read more
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Christians kidnapped for ransom in Nigeria
Thursday, May 27th, 2021
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, to protest against increasing cases of kidnappings for ransom, in which many Christians have been targeted. Several people blocked the highway between Abuja and Kaduna, with burning tires, shouting, “we must stop the kidnappings”. Among the kidnapped there are several priests, including Read more