Suspected terrorists have abducted a Catholic priest in Kaduna and killed his brother during a Monday morning raid, according to official church sources.
Suspected terrorists have abducted Bobbo Paschal, the parish priest of St. Stephen Parish of the Catholic Church in Kushe Gugbu, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, according to a report from the Archdiocese of Kaduna. The attack occurred early Monday when armed men stormed the community and forcefully took the priest from his residence.
A priest at the Archdiocese, Christian Emmanuel, confirmed the incident in a statement to reporters on Monday. According to PREMIUM TIMES, a brother of the victim, Anthony Yero, was killed during the raid, while several other residents were abducted and taken to unknown locations.
The attack happened the same day terrorist groups invaded the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, and kidnapped 25 schoolgirls. Security agencies in Kaduna have yet to issue an official comment on the latest development.
Recent attacks in the North-west and parts of the North-central region have resulted in the deaths and kidnapping of hundreds of people. States in the North-west, particularly Kaduna, where the clergyman was abducted; as well as Zamfara, Katsina and Sokoto and Kebbi and Niger in the North-central continue to face escalating terrorist activities and widespread abductions for ransom.