{"id":36190,"date":"2025-05-08T12:08:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/catholic-priest-recounts-massacres-in-nigeria-during-lent-and-holy-week\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T12:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:08:20","slug":"catholic-priest-recounts-massacres-in-nigeria-during-lent-and-holy-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/catholic-priest-recounts-massacres-in-nigeria-during-lent-and-holy-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Padre cat\u00f3lico relata massacres na Nig\u00e9ria durante a Quaresma e a Semana Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Credit: SevenMaps\/Shutterstock ACI Africa, May 3, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). In the aftermath of this year\u2019s Holy Week massacres in Nigeria\u2019s Plateau and Benue states that reportedly left over 170 people dead, the pastor of St. Joseph Aboki Parish in the Diocese of Katsina-Ala has shared firsthand testimony of the deadly attacks, which he says were carried out by Fulani herders.Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria\u2019s Middle Belt, with at least\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\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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In the aftermath of this year\u2019s Holy Week massacres in Nigeria\u2019s Plateau and Benue states that reportedly left over 170 people dead, the pastor of St. Joseph Aboki Parish in the Diocese of Katsina-Ala has shared firsthand testimony of the deadly attacks, which he says were carried out by Fulani herders.Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria\u2019s Middle Belt, with at least\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-36190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64804,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/christian-persecution-in-nigeria-1200-churches-destroyed-annually-hundreds-killed\/","url_meta":{"origin":36190,"position":0},"title":"Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Setembro 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. \/ Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu\/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 26, 2025 \/ 15:28 pm (CNA). Father Matthew Eya was returning to his parish, St. Charles in Eha-Ndiagu, Nigeria, on the night of Sept. 19 when at least two armed men on motorcycles shot his car tires. 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Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 \/ 17:01 pm (CNA). Islamist Fulani militants swooped into the town of Yelewata in Nigeria\u2019s Benue state and killed up to 200 Nigerian Christians on Friday in what international aid organizations are calling the \u201cworst killing spree\u201d in the region yet. 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One of the most horrifying yet underreported crises of our time is unfolding in Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous nation, and home to one of the largest Christian communities on the continent. A new report by the Nigeria-based International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, known as Intersociety, reveals a campaign of destruction so relentless it demands immediate action. 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