Breaking: Bandits Reportedly Invade Parish House, Burn Catholic Seminarian to Death in Kaduna

• Na’aman Danlami, serving as a seminarian at the St. Raphael Parish in Fadan Kamantan, Kafanchan Diocese in Kaduna, has become a victim of a shocking attack
• The seminarian, Danlami, was said to have been burnt alive after an attack by bandits at the parish
• Meanwhile, the Kaduna state police command is yet to react to the unfortunate incident

Kaduna state, Kaduna - Bandits, on Thursday, September 7, allegedly stormed the St. Raphael Parish in Fadan Kamantan, Kafanchan Diocese in Southern Kaduna, and attacked those present. They razed the parish house along with a Seminarian, identified as Na’aman Danlami.

The Punch reported on Friday, September 8, that while some priests escaped during the incident, Danlami, a seminarian, was caught in the inferno. His remains had since been deposited in the mortuary.

Meanwhile, there was no official confirmation from either the state government or Kaduna state police command, Leadership report added.

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However, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna state, Reverend John Hayab, confirmed the unfortunate incident to The Punch newspaper via phone call.

“It is very sad that killings and this type of evil are still going on,” Hayab disclosed.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that gunmen killed Reverend Father Charles Igechi 10 months after he was ordained a Catholic Priest in Benin City, Edo state.

Igechi, who was with the Benin Archdiocese, was allegedly shot dead on his way to his place of assignment on Wednesday, June 7, along the Agbor Road, Ikhueniro area of Benin City, Edo State.

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Our Lady Queen of Peace Cathedral, Jalingo, was flooded with tears on Tuesday, September 3, as the Catholic community turned out for the burial ceremony of Fr David Tanko, 42, who was murdered gruesomely and burnt by gunmen.

The deceased was the presiding priest of St Peters Parish, Ahmadu, and was murdered at Kpankufu village while returning from a peace meeting to resolve the ongoing feud between the Tiv and Jukuns in the state.

Source: Legit.ng