Amadu, 30 August, 2019 / 6:56 am (ACI Africa).
Bandits have reportedly ambushed and killed a Catholic priest in Nigeria, setting him and the car he was driving ablaze, various media in the country have reported.
According to local media reports, Fr. David Tanko, who was serving at St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Amadu, was on his way to Takum for a peace meeting with his fellow clergymen to discuss the crisis between Tiv and Jukun ethnic groups.
The Thursday, August 29 killing took place at Kufai Amadu in Taraba State in the north-eastern part of Nigeria within the territory of the Catholic diocese of Jalingo.
“We received the news of his death with shock. This is sad. The diocese is mourning,” the Local Ordinary of Jalingo diocese, Bishop Charles Hammawa has been quoted as saying.
“We have been preaching peace and making efforts to bring both parties in the crisis in the area to a roundtable discussion,” local media have quoted the Bishop as saying.
