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“Catholic priest have become endangered species” in Nigeria: Muslims kidnap one, shoot two

Oct 1, 2016 4:02 am By Robert Spencer

What is driving these Muslim herdsmen to persecute Christians and terrorize priests? Could it be that these priests drew Muhammad or dared to note that jihadis use Islamic texts and teachings to justify their actions? Or could it be that no amount of appeasement and self-abasement will move Islamic jihadists to ignore Qur’anic injunctions to wage war against and subjugate Christians?

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“‘Priests Are An Endangered Species’ In Nigeria: One Kidnapped, Two Shot,” by Mark Woods, Christian Today, September 30, 2016:

A senior Nigerian priest has been kidnapped after the car in which he was travelling was stopped, allegedly by Fulani herdsmen.

Fr Emmanuel Dim, Rector of Tansi Major Seminary, was with two other priests, who were both injured when they were attacked on Monday. One of them, Fr Chukwuemeka, a university chaplain, was shot in the head and is receiving treatment in hospital.

According to the director of communications for the Diocese of Nnewi in Anambra State, Fr Hyginus Aghaulor, Dim is still being held by the kidnappers, who are demanding a ransom of N2.5 million (about £6,000 or $8,000).

However, Aghaulor said: “The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has decided and directed that ransom should not be paid for the kidnap of any of its priests and anybody that is demanding for ransom for the release of any priest kidnapped is wasting time. If anybody or group goes ahead to pay ransom for the release of any priest, the person or the group is on his own.”

He said: “One begins to wonder if Catholic priest have become [an] endangered species.”

The kidnapping is the latest in a spate of incidents involving clergy in Nigeria. On the same day a Vincentian priest whose name has not been confirmed was kidnapped with his brother. Another priest, Fr Emmanuel Ugwu, was kidnapped in August and a seminarian was murdered….

Conflict between the Muslim Fulani herdsmen and the Christian population reflects clashes between nomadic pastoralists and settled farmers, whose ways of life are in tension.

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Filed Under: Featured, Muslim persecution of Christians, Nigeria Tagged With: Emmanuel Dim, Fulani herdsmen, Hyginus Aghaulor


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  1. blitz2b says

    Oct 1, 2016 at 9:05 am

    Maybe Francis can solve that problem by dialogue with Muslims…. You know how peaceful the religion of Islam really is…. Don’t you?

  2. Paul Clark says

    Oct 1, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    I want to say something to say something good about Francis. The only thing I can think to say is bad. I won’t say anything.

  3. Angemon says

    Oct 1, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    I suppose they are as endangered as any non-muslim in a muslim-majority land.

    • Kelly says

      Oct 2, 2016 at 2:25 am

      Perhaps.
      Perhaps the evil spirits recognize Jesus, body, blood, soul and divinity.
      Perhaps they understand priests’ role.

  4. TheOldOligarch says

    Oct 1, 2016 at 7:11 pm

    ”Conflict between the Muslim Fulani herdsmen and the Christian population reflects clashes between nomadic pastoralists and settled farmers, whose ways of life are in tension.”

    *Conflict* and *clashes*. Those are the words to watch out for, as usual the intention behind them is to make it appear that there are two belligerents at work here, who are at least somewhat equally responsible for the violence. Notice though how no Muslims ever seem to get kidnapped or killed in any of these ‘clashes’, no mosques are burned, no Imams are assaulted, no Muslim women are raped. Despite this, such incidents are always referred to in this manner, after all, Western politicians and media can’t have it getting out that Muslim persecution of Infidels is just a normal part of Islam and occurs wherever there are large numbers of Muslims.

    ‘Clashes’ indeed.

    • Mirren10 says

      Oct 2, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      Spot on.

  5. Rachel Cohen says

    Oct 2, 2016 at 2:18 am

    The world does not need Catholic priests, i.e., Mary worshipers–but rather genuine Biblical Christians. The world also needs to be completely rid of godless Satan worshiping Sharia Muslim dogs–and this day is coming. The day is also coming when there will be no more godless Mary worshipers.

    • Kay says

      Oct 2, 2016 at 3:11 am

      Either you are posing as a Christian in order to undermine Christianity or you are part of the reason Christians get a bad name.

      Which line of the Bible have you read?

      • Mirren10 says

        Oct 2, 2016 at 12:12 pm

        I think ‘Rachel’ is a troll. He/she won’t be back. 🙂

        • Kay says

          Oct 2, 2016 at 2:01 pm

          Thanks Mirren.

  6. Tony46 says

    Oct 2, 2016 at 10:14 am

    Also in Mexico, believe it or not.

    • Kay says

      Oct 2, 2016 at 10:23 am

      Were those priests also killed by Muslims?

  7. ninetyninepct says

    Oct 2, 2016 at 11:17 am

    Quebec and Eastern Canada support this terror because they buy a lot of their blood oil from Nigeria. Saudi beheading terror oil is also purchased by the tanker load even though a tanker creates pollution equal to thousands of cars.

  8. chanah says

    Oct 2, 2016 at 3:15 pm

    and yet the Christian in Nigeria have elected a muslims president now go figure

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