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Members of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests' Association (NCDPA) ministering in the country’s Makurdi Diocese have condemned a wave of deadly targeted attacks in what they have termed “systematic persecution of Christians” aimed at causing distress to their Local Ordinary, Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe.
Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has called for action to address escalating insecurity in Nigeria’s Benue State, which has led to the closure of over 15 parishes in his Episcopal See.
The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has ordered the “immediate” closure of Fr. Angus Frazer Memorial High School for the safety of learners and staff after an attack on the institution.
Three people were killed on Thursday, August 10, by Fulani herdsmen who attacked Ngban, a village that was at the center of the Good Friday massacre by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Benue State.