Christians Abducted by Islamic Extremists
Suspected Islamic extremists kidnapped 36 people from a predominantly Christian village outside the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria, on Monday, July 25, 2022. The house-to-house abductions occurred after the kidnapping of 16 people from a nearby area in Kaduna state’s Chikun County on June 28.
The various kidnappings follow the abduction and killing of the Rev. John Mark Cheitnum of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna state. He was kidnapped on July 15 from the parish rectory of Christ the King Catholic Church and later killed; his body was found on July 19. Church leaders request prayers for the captives to be released and comfort for those whose loved ones have been killed.
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