{"id":64607,"date":"2025-09-28T02:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T02:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=64607"},"modified":"2025-09-28T02:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T02:31:28","slug":"catholic-priest-killed-in-senseless-act-of-violence-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-priest-killed-in-senseless-act-of-violence-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Katholischer Priester bei einem \u201asinnlosen Gewaltakt\u2018 in Nigeria get\u00f6tet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>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). The Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria has denounced the murder of Father Matthew Eya, calling it a \u201csenseless act of violence\u201d and a \u201cheinous crime.\u201dA statement shared with ACI Africa, CNA\u2019s news\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 wp-element-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? 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The Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria has denounced the murder of Father Matthew Eya, calling it a \u201csenseless act of violence\u201d and a \u201cheinous crime.\u201dA statement shared with ACI Africa, CNA\u2019s news\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1064],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-64607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65108,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/there-is-a-strategy-to-annihilate-all-christians-and-islamize-nigeria-expert-says\/","url_meta":{"origin":64607,"position":0},"title":"There is a strategy to annihilate all Christians and Islamize Nigeria, expert says","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Some of the coffins of 73 Christians from Benue State, central Nigeria, massacred by Fulani jihadists in 2018. \/ Credit: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 29, 2025 \/ 16:53 pm (CNA). 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