{"id":70321,"date":"2026-01-06T03:05:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=70321"},"modified":"2026-01-06T03:05:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:05:48","slug":"nigerian-priest-those-responsible-for-killing-christians-muslims-should-be-held-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/nigerian-priest-those-responsible-for-killing-christians-muslims-should-be-held-accountable\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0643\u0627\u0647\u0646 \u0646\u064a\u062c\u064a\u0631\u064a: \u064a\u062c\u0628 \u0645\u062d\u0627\u0633\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0624\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u0646 \u0642\u062a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0646"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A map of Nigeria. \/ Credit: SevenMaps\/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Nov 25, 2025 \/ 11:30 am (CNA). Nigerian priest Father Mathias Ashinnoitian Adugba says more must be done to hold people accountable for the deaths of Christians and Muslims in the country.Amid increasing media reports of religious persecution and violence in Africa\u2019s most populous nation, Adugba told EWTN News reporter Valentina Di Donato that the \u201croots\u201d of the multilayered conflict must first be exposed before justice for victims can be achieved.\u201cWe\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? 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Nigerian priest Father Mathias Ashinnoitian Adugba says more must be done to hold people accountable for the deaths of Christians and Muslims in the country.Amid increasing media reports of religious persecution and violence in Africa\u2019s most populous nation, Adugba told EWTN News reporter Valentina Di Donato that the \u201croots\u201d of the multilayered conflict must first be exposed before justice for victims can be achieved.\u201cWe\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":74178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-70321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101033,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/macron-commemorates-french-priest-killed-by-islamic-extremists-10-years-ago\/","url_meta":{"origin":70321,"position":0},"title":"Macron commemorates French priest killed by Islamic extremists 10 years ago","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated Father Jacques Hamel, an elderly priest murdered 10 years ago in his church during Mass by two Islamist terrorists on July 26, 2016, and whose cause for beatification is currently underway.\u201cWe have not forgotten Father Jacques Hamel. 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