{"id":77896,"date":"2026-03-28T22:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77896"},"modified":"2026-03-28T22:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T22:06:15","slug":"catechist-pregnant-wife-abducted-as-bandits-force-inhabitants-to-flee-nigerian-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/catechist-pregnant-wife-abducted-as-bandits-force-inhabitants-to-flee-nigerian-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Catequista y su esposa embarazada son secuestrados mientras los bandidos obligan a los habitantes a huir de una aldea nigeriana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>El p\u00e1rroco de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica de San Jos\u00e9 de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholic-hierarchy.org\/diocese\/dkadu.html\">Arquidi\u00f3cesis de Kaduna<\/a> en Nigeria ha confirmado el secuestro del catequista de la parroquia, su esposa embarazada y m\u00e1s de 30 personas m\u00e1s en un ataque de bandidos.<\/p>\n<p>En <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ARISEtv\/status\/2021725837783875790\">una entrevista con la televisi\u00f3n Arise<\/a>, el padre Linus Matthew Bobai dijo que el ataque del 9 de febrero oblig\u00f3 a los residentes de las comunidades de Kutaho y Kugir en el distrito de Aribi de Kagarko, \u00e1rea de gobierno local (LGA) del estado de Kaduna, a huir.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos bandidos secuestraron a nuestro catequista, a su esposa embarazada y a otras 32 personas en el LGA de Kagarko\u201d, dijo Bobai sobre el ataque que, seg\u00fan afirm\u00f3, ocurri\u00f3 a medianoche. \u201cLa comunidad est\u00e1 bajo tensi\u00f3n. M\u00e1s del 98% de las personas se han ido a un pueblo cercano. Los que dormimos en el pueblo ayer no llegamos a 40\u201d, a\u00f1adi\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p>Bobai dijo que aquellos que no hab\u00edan huido est\u00e1n indefensos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstamos discapacitados. La comunidad est\u00e1 bajo tensi\u00f3n\u201d, dijo el sacerdote nigeriano, y agreg\u00f3: \u201cEsta tarde, muchos de ellos se fueron por miedo y todo eso\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstamos muy tensos. Algunos de nosotros tenemos miedo, pero no podemos huir porque somos pastores, y animamos a algunos otros a quedarse y cuidar de la comunidad\u201d, dijo.<\/p>\n<p>El ataque <a href=\"https:\/\/newsexpressngr.com\/news\/295082\/breaking-bandits-abduct-catholic-catechist-pregnant-wife-30-others-in-fresh-kaduna-attack\">seg\u00fan se informa<\/a> ocurri\u00f3 alrededor de las 2 a.m. del 9 de febrero, cuando bandidos armados irrumpieron en las comunidades despu\u00e9s de haber emitido amenazas y demandas de rescate a los residentes.<\/p>\n<p>Bobai explic\u00f3 que, a pesar de las advertencias emitidas a los miembros de la comunidad para que permanecieran atentos, los bandidos regresaron como hab\u00edan amenazado, lanzando un ataque coordinado mientras \u00e9l estaba fuera en Kaduna comprando libros de texto para la Escuela San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>En partes del estado de Kaduna, los residentes contin\u00faan pidiendo una presencia de seguridad sostenida y patrullas proactivas para evitar m\u00e1s ataques.<\/p>\n<p>El 20 de enero, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/about.htm\">Christian Solidarity Worldwide<\/a> (CSW), una organizaci\u00f3n de derechos humanos con sede en el Reino Unido, pidi\u00f3 a las autoridades nigerianas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/news\/19739\/nigerian-government-urged-to-secure-the-release-of-167-worshippers-abducted-from-three-churches-in-kaduna-state\">que aseguren la liberaci\u00f3n de 167 fieles<\/a> que, seg\u00fan se informa, hab\u00edan sido secuestrados durante ataques coordinados a tres iglesias en la comunidad de Kurmin Wali, LGA de Kajuru en el estado de Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>Los funcionarios de CSW expresaron su preocupaci\u00f3n de que el pueblo Adara del LGA de Kajuru haya estado especialmente bajo ataque sostenido desde que su gobernante tradicional, el Agom Adara III, el Dr. Maiwada Raphael Galadima, fuera secuestrado y asesinado por agresores fulani en 2018, a pesar del pago de un rescate.<\/p>\n<p>Los funcionarios de la entidad cristiana relataron que el 11 de enero, m\u00e1s de 20 personas fueron secuestradas de la comunidad y solo fueron liberadas despu\u00e9s de pagar alrededor de 7 millones de nairas ($4,932) en rescate.<\/p>\n<p>La entidad relat\u00f3 adem\u00e1s que anteriormente, el 2 de enero, un l\u00edder de la iglesia, el reverendo Philip Adamu, estaba entre las cuatro personas que fueron secuestradas de la aldea de Ungwan Danladi en el LGA de Kajuru por agresores que hablaban fulfulde, el idioma fulani.<\/p>\n<p>Los funcionarios de CSW describieron los ataques repetidos como un fracaso de la responsabilidad del gobierno, advirtiendo que las comunidades rurales est\u00e1n siendo empujadas m\u00e1s profundamente a la pobreza por los pagos de rescate y el desplazamiento forzado.<\/p>\n<p>Los ataques en Nigeria, la mayor\u00eda de ellos dirigidos a comunidades cristianas y agr\u00edcolas, han llevado al presidente Donald Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/news\/18407\/donald-trump-us-president-says-hell-designate-nigeria-country-of-particular-concern\">a designar<\/a>\u00a0a Nigeria como\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/countries-of-particular-concern-special-watch-list-countries-entities-of-particular-concern\/\">pa\u00eds de especial preocupaci\u00f3n<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Esta historia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciafrica.org\/amp\/news\/20141\/catechist-pregnant-wife-abducted-as-bandits-force-over-95-percent-of-inhabitants-to-flee-nigerian-villages\">fue publicada originalmente<\/a> por ACI Africa, el servicio hermano de EWTN News en \u00c1frica, y ha sido adaptado por EWTN News English.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/africa\/catechist-pregnant-wife-abducted-as-bandits-force-inhabitants-to-flee-nigerian-village\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/africa\/catechist-pregnant-wife-abducted-as-bandits-force-inhabitants-to-flee-nigerian-village<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El p\u00e1rroco de la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica de San Jos\u00e9 de la Archidi\u00f3cesis de Kaduna en Nigeria ha confirmado el secuestro del catequista de la parroquia, su esposa embarazada y m\u00e1s de 30 personas m\u00e1s en un ataque de bandidos. En una entrevista con la televisi\u00f3n Arise, el padre Linus Matthew Bobai dijo que el ataque del 9 de febrero oblig\u00f3 a los residentes de Kutaho y Kugir [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-77896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54166,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/we-are-not-allowed-to-farm-islamic-extremists-terrorize-catholic-farming-community\/","url_meta":{"origin":77896,"position":0},"title":"\u2018We Are Not Allowed to Farm\u2019: Islamic Extremists Terrorize Catholic Farming Community","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"7\/1\/2025 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) \u2014 St. Joseph\u2019s Parish in Layin Minista, in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Nigeria\u2019s Katsina state, has endured persistent attacks by armed Muslim Fulani extremists since 2020. 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