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Wave of Murders after General Elections in Nigeria Forces Diocese to Evacuate Personnel

Mar 3, 2023

A Wednesday, March 1 post-election attack on villages in Nigeria’s Benue State left more than 30 murdered victims and forced the military to evacuate the staff at the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, according to latest reports from the ground.

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