Bandits kill Catholic priest, abduct Church member in Malumfashi, Katsina State
Bandits have killed a catholic priest Alphonsus Bello and kidnapped another senior member of the church in malumfashi town on Thursday night.
This is happening barely a week when it was reported that another pastor was kidnapped in Safana local government on his way back home from a church in that area.
Although attacks on worship places are too common in frontline local government these two recent attacks may be a signal of the unpredictable nature of the bandit’s operations.
It was reported that the criminal groups arrived at the catholic church in malumfashi at late hours of Friday and forced their way into the premises but we’re faced with little resistance that led to the exchange of fire between them and the security around the area.
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Bandits have attacked St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church located in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing a Reverend father Alphonsus Bello.
During the attack which occurred on Thursday night another priest, Reverend Father Joe Keke was abducted.
The gunmen according to an eyewitness attacked the church compound at about 11: 00 pm and moved straight to the residences of the two priests situated inside the church compound.
He said, the deceased reverend father Bello initially resisted attempts by the gunmen to abduct him after which he was overpowered.
His remains were eventually discovered inside a farmland behind the Catechetical Training School Malumfashi in the early hours of Friday.