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Africa News of Monday, 16 January 2023

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Gunmen kill Nigeria Catholic priest

Father Isaac Achi was serving as the parish priest Father Isaac Achi was serving as the parish priest

Some gunmen in Northern Nigeria have killed a Roman Catholic priest identified as Isaac Achi at his parish in a village of Kafin Koro, Niger state.

According to a BBC.com report, Isaac Achi’s body was found in t charred ruins of his residence.

The gunmen also shot at a northern priest, Father Collins Omeh, while he tried to escape but was later taken to the hospital.

The gunmen are said to be chanting jihadi slogans while undertaking the act.

NYA