{"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\/fr\/learn\/catholic-priest-killed-in-senseless-act-of-violence-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Un pr\u00eatre catholique tu\u00e9 dans un \u00ab acte de violence insens\u00e9 \u00bb au Nigeria"},"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\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/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":11,"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_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61646,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/nigeria-church-official-calls-for-justice-in-2022-pentecost-sunday-attack\/","url_meta":{"origin":64607,"position":0},"title":"Nigeria Church official calls for justice in 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"septembre 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Solomon Zaku, pictured on the right, is the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Nigeria and has called on the country\u2019s government to ensure justice is applied in the trial of the suspects linked to the 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack on St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish in the Ondo Diocese, which claimed at least 50 lives. \/ Credit: ACI Africa ACI Africa, Aug 24, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). 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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). 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