A priest of the Archdiocese of Kaduna in Nigeria has been abducted following a violent attack on the community of Kushe Gugdu in the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to a communication received by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), armed assailants struck in the early hours of Monday 17 November, assaulting the residence of Fr Bobbo Paschal, parish priest of St Stephen Parish, and taking him captive.
In the same attack, militants killed the brother of another priest, Fr Anthony Yero, and abducted a number of other individuals. At this time, the archdiocese has not reported further fatalities.
