17/08/2025
Catholic Priests Raise the Alarm over Burning of Benue Parish, Occupation of 26 Others by Armed Herdsmen
Nigeria | 32 seconds ago George Okoh in Makurdi Catholic Priests in Benue State have expressed outrage over the recent destruction and desecration of St. Paul?s Parish, Aye-Twar (Agu Centre) in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state and the occupation of 26 other outstations by armed herdsmen. They noted that the incident did not only represent an attack on the church and the Diocese of Katsina-Ala in particular, ?but a direct assault on government at all levels, the security operatives, the traditional institutions and indeed all stakeholders.? The Chairman of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests? Association (NCDPA), Katsina-Ala Diocese, Rev. Fr. Samuel Fila, in a statement...
