Photos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue state

-
The mass burial for the two Catholic priests and 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue state in April, is currently taking place. Rev. Joseph Gor and Rev. Father Felix  were killed alongside their parishioners during an early morning mass at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Ayar Mbalom community. May their souls rest in peace, Amen.  See more photos below...

Photos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue statePhotos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue statePhotos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue statePhotos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue statePhotos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue statePhotos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue statePhotos from the ongoing mass burial of two priests, 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen in Benue state

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Kano police arrest man impersonating Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi with a verified Instagram page

-
Image
                              The Kano state police command have arrested the man impersonating the Emir of Kano on Instagram. The man runs a verified Instagram page with 262, 000 followers with claims that he is the Emir. The monarch last year denied running an Instagram page which a lot of Nigerians were following. The monarch in a statement released by his media aide, Alhaji Munir Sanusi, said he never authorized anyone to open Instagram, Facebook, Twitter ir any other social media accounts.  After many months of manhunt, the impersonator was arrested and is currently cooling his heels in the state police command. He will be arraigned in court for impersonation.
Read more

Police confirms 5 dead, several injured in fresh attacks on Fulani settlements by suspected Mambilla militias

-
Image
                                  Atleast 5 people were killed and several others injured in fresh attacks on Fulani settlements by suspected Mambilla militia in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State on Saturday. The spokesman for the Taraba State Police Command, ASP David Misal, who confirmed the incident said the crisis started on Thursday over a land dispute between Fulani and Mambilla in Yerimaru village and later snowballed into neighbouring villages. Misal said that units of mobile policemen and soldiers from the 20 battalion in Serti have been dispatched to the area to maintain law and order, adding that several homes were burnt down and many cows killed and stolen during the attack. A fleeing resident Saadu Mogoggo whose house was attacked at Leme suburb of Gembu, said two of his younger brothers were killed their cattle were rustled by the militia. “As I am...
Read more

Killings: Group demands resignation of Police IG

-
Image
                              A human rights group, National Intervention Group of Nigeria, has called for the resignation of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, for alleged loss of morality to continue in office given his inability to tackle killings across the country. The convener of the group, Segun Akinloye, made this call on Tuesday at a press conference in Abuja on the state of the nation. Mr Akinloye said “the lives of Nigerians, even in Nigeria appears nowadays to be cheaper and more worthless than ever before witnessed or recorded in history.” He frowned at the powerlessness of the police to abate the killings, warning that Nigeria may be heading to division and eventual collapse if urgent steps are not taken. He made reference to the killings in Southern Kaduna, Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Plateau and Kaduna St...
Read more