{"id":25510,"date":"2025-01-03T19:57:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/catholic-priest-in-nigeria-murdered-by-unidentified-assailants\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T19:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:57:54","slug":"catholic-priest-in-nigeria-murdered-by-unidentified-assailants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-priest-in-nigeria-murdered-by-unidentified-assailants\/","title":{"rendered":"Katholischer Priester in Nigeria von \u201aunbekannten Angreifern\u2018 ermordet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala in Nigeria. The priest, who was ordained in 2015, was reportedly murdered on Dec. 26, 2024. \/ Credit: Diocese of Nnewi ACI Africa, Jan 2, 2025 \/ 13:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Nnewi in Nigeria is appealing for prayers for the repose of the soul of Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, who was reportedly murdered on\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\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/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>[ad_1] Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo was manager of the respective schools of nursing, midwifery, and medical laboratory at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala in Nigeria. The priest, who was ordained in 2015, was reportedly murdered on Dec. 26, 2024. \/ Credit: Diocese of Nnewi ACI Africa, Jan 2, 2025 \/ 13:25 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Nnewi in Nigeria is appealing for prayers for the repose of the soul of Father Tobias Chukwujekwu Okonkwo, who was reportedly murdered on\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-25510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64607,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-priest-killed-in-senseless-act-of-violence-in-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":25510,"position":0},"title":"Catholic priest killed in \u2018senseless act of violence\u2019 in Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"September 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Matthew Eya, a parish priest in the Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment. \/ Credit: Diocese of Nsukka ACI Africa, Sep 23, 2025 \/ 14:12 pm (CNA). 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