{"id":102837,"date":"2026-08-29T03:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T03:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102837"},"modified":"2026-08-29T03:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T03:46:09","slug":"nigerias-bishops-decry-unabated-trail-of-blood-and-terror-demand-end-to-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/nigerias-bishops-decry-unabated-trail-of-blood-and-terror-demand-end-to-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u0633\u0627\u0642\u0641\u0629 \u0646\u064a\u062c\u064a\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u064a\u0646\u062f\u062f\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0640 '\u0633\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0627 \u062a\u0646\u062a\u0647\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0645\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u0647\u0627\u0628' \u0648\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0646 \u0628\u0648\u0636\u0639 \u062d\u062f \u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062a\u0644"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>ABUJA, Nigeria \u2014 Members of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have condemned the latest wave of killings and abductions in the country, calling on the government and security agencies to take urgent action to end what they describe as an \u201cintolerable\u201d level of violence.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Aug. 26, the bishops expressed deep sorrow over the recent abduction of more than 60 worshippers from a mosque in Borgu, Niger state, and the killing of 47 people\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABUJA, Nigeria \u2014 Members of the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have condemned the latest wave of killings and abductions in the country, calling on the government and security agencies to take urgent action to end what they describe as an \u201cintolerable\u201d level of violence.In a statement issued on Wednesday, Aug. 26, the bishops expressed deep sorrow over the recent abduction of more than 60 worshippers from a mosque in Borgu, Niger state, and the killing of 47 people\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52307,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/nigeria-bishops-call-for-prayer-fasting-for-benue-attack-victims\/","url_meta":{"origin":102837,"position":0},"title":"Nigeria bishops call for prayer, fasting for Benue attack victims","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0646\u0627\u064a\u0631 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Catholic bishops in Nigeria\u2019s Onitsha ecclesiastical province have condemned recent attacks in Benue state that reportedly resulted in the death of some 200 people and called for fasting and prayer in honor of the victims. \/ Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network ACI Africa, Jun 20, 2025 \/ 13:41 pm (CNA). 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