Gunmen in Kastina on Thursday, May 20, killed a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Alphonsus Bello, and abducted another cleric, Fr. Joe Keke, at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church Malunfashi, in the state.
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Eyewitnesses told journalists that the attackers stormed the Catholic parish with gunshots which injured many persons on the night of Thursday, Vanguard reports.
According to the report, the sad news was confirmed by Padre Mike Umoh, the national social communications director, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria.,
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Umoh reporting the tragedy, said:
“Two priests were kidnapped, Frs. Joe Keke and Alphonsus Bello. Fr Keke, the former parish priest, is in his late 70s while Fr. Bello, the current parish priest, is in his 30s.
“This morning the body of Fr Alphonsus Bello was found lifeless in the farmland behind the Catechetical Training School, Malunfashi. However, the whereabouts of Fr. Joe Keke is still unknown. No contact has been made thus far.”
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