Catholic Nun in Nigeria

Sr. Esther Nkiru Ezedinachi, a member of the Handmaids of the Child Jesus serving victims of attacks in the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia.
Credit: Denis Hurley Peace institute

“It’s a miracle I escaped”, Catholic Nun in Nigeria Says after Surviving Deadly Shooting

Mar 16, 2022

Sr. Esther Nkiru Ezedinachi, a member of the Handmaids of the Child Jesus in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia who survived a fatal shooting incident in the embattled Anambra State last month finds it difficult to believe that she escaped the February 24 episode unscathed.

Catholic Nun in Nigeria

“It’s a miracle I escaped”, Catholic Nun in Nigeria Says after Surviving Deadly Shooting

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