Stop the massacres and mass kidnappings, Nigerian bishops appeal as bandits attack Mosques

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An Agenzia Fides report quotes a statement of the Nigerian Catholic Bishop issued by Archbishop Ndagoso upon hearing of the latest atrocities. According to some witnesses, the bandits also abducted women and children, going from house to house to seize them.

An attack on any place of worship is an attack on our entire community,” Archbishop Ndagoso said. “Whether they are in a mosque, a church, a market or the safety of their own homes, Nigerians continue to be killed, traumatised and displaced with impunity,” said the CBCN President.

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An Agenzia Fides report quotes a statement of the Nigerian Catholic Bishop issued by Archbishop Ndagoso upon hearing of the latest atrocities.
“Whether they are in a mosque, a church, a market or the safety of their own homes, Nigerians continue to be killed, traumatised and displaced with impunity,” said the CBCN President.
An attack on any place of worship is an attack on our entire community,” Archbishop Ndagoso said.
According to some witnesses, the bandits also abducted women and children, going from house to house to seize them.

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