President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the murder of a Catholic priest, Reverend Father John Cheitnum of the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, four days after he was seized by gunmen in Kaduna State.
Bandits have carried out renewed attacks in recent times in parts of Kaduna and some other states where clergymen, especially Catholic priests have been targets.
Among several of such attacks was the abduction of Reverend Father John Cheitnum and Reverend Father Donatus Cleopas last Friday in Jere Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
Their abduction came barely two weeks after another priest, Reverend Father Emmanuel Silas, was kidnapped by bandits from the parish rectory of Saint Charles Catholic Church, Zamina in Kauru LGA.
Days after their kidnap, the Chancellor of Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Reverend Father Emmanuel Okolo, said the decomposing body of Cheitnum was discovered on Tuesday.
Reverend Father Cleopas, on his part, was said to have been released by the bandits after an undisclosed amount of money was paid to them as ransom.
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