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Nigeria: 'Buhari Must Wake Up' Bishops Say After Church Attack
DW, 23 May 2018
Nationwide protests were held this week in Nigeria to mark the funeral of two priests and 17 church members in Benue State. The government must do more to protect the people,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Makes Fresh Move to End Killings, Kidnappings
Guardian, 24 May 2018
The Senate rose from a closed-door meeting with the nation's security chiefs and heads of paramilitary agencies, yesterday, directing them to submit special funding requests within… Read more »
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Nigeria: Catholics Protest Herdsmen Killings, Sultan Warns Against Religious War
This Day, 23 May 2018
Thousands of Catholics and non-Catholics Tuesday protested against the perennial killings of Nigerians in the North-central zone and other parts of the country by suspected herders… Read more »
Nigerian Christians Protest Over Killings in Herdsmen Attacks
Hundreds of Christians gathered at the National Christian Center, Abuja, for a peaceful protest against killings across the country. They expressed their disgust over the many lives lost to attacks by suspected herdsmen. The protest was triggered by the killings of 19 people including two Catholic priests during an early morning mass at Saint Ignatius Catholic Church, Benue State in March.
Catholic faithful during a peaceful prayerful procession to protest the killing of Catholic Priests and other Christians in Benue State, in Abuja on Tuesday
InFocus
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Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed at least 39 people and destroyed houses in a fresh attack in Benue State. The attack occurred barely two days after some gunmen - also ... Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari has described the killing of worshippers and two priests at a Catholic church in Bebue State as "vile and satanic". Gunmen suspected to be herders ... Read more »
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U.S. President Donald Trump has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything within his power to stop the killings of Christians in Nigeria and also ensure the release of the ... Read more »
