Although the murder of Fr. John Gbakaan, a priest serving in the Minna Catholic Diocese in Kaduna state, remains largely a mystery, it is yet another suspected jihad killing.
Muslims who victimize Christians in Nigeria are often referred to in mainstream news accounts as “bandits,” “herdsmen” and the like, when they are actually jihadists, aiming to establish a caliphate across Africa.
Agenzia Fides, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies, reported that Fr. Gbakaan “was allegedly executed with a machete in such a brutal manner that identification was hardly possible.”
“Body of kidnapped priest found with machete wounds in Nigeria,” by Samuel Smith, Christian Post, January 2021:
A Catholic priest’s body was discovered last Saturday in Nigeria with apparent machete wounds while his brother remains missing following their abduction last week.
The Christian Association of Nigeria spoke out this week after the killing of Fr. John Gbakaan, a priest serving in the Minna Catholic Diocese in Kaduna state who was kidnapped by unidentified perpetrators.
“We received the news of the kidnapp[ing] and killing of our dear Rev. Father John with great shock and pains,” CAN’s Vice Chairman, the Rev. John Hayab, said in an interview with the Nigerian news outlet Vanguard published Sunday.
As reported by Agenzia Fides, a news service affiliated with the Pontifical Mission Societies, Gbakaan served at the Saint Anthony Church in Gulu. He was kidnapped last Friday along the road from Lambata to Lapai in the state of Niger in Nigeria’s troubled Middle Belt.
Fides confirmed the priest’s killing with Fr. John Jatau, the parish priest of St. Teresa Catholic Church in Madala, a suburb of Abuja.
Jatau said that Gbakaan went with his brother and another priest on Jan. 14 to visit his mother in Benue state.
On their return trip home on Jan. 15, Gbakaan and his brother were attacked by armed men around 9 p.m. After the abduction, the kidnappers reportedly demanded an initial ransom equivalent to nearly $80,000 from the diocese. The ransom was later reduced to the equivalent of $13,000.
According to local media cited by Catholic News Agency, Gbakaan’s body was found tied to a tree on Jan. 16 around the same spot he was abducted. His Toyota was also recovered. However, there are no signs of Gbakaan’s brother…
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Call Imam Pope Francis immediately!
Obviously these Muslim murderers have got the teachings of Islam all wrong.
Serious About CT says
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mortimer says
Where is Pope Francis now? He should go straight to north-east Nigeria and tell the jihadists that they misunderstand Islam and we know he can’t provide the Koranic support for that, because FRANCIS DIDN’T EVER STUDY ISLAM’S SOURCE TEXTS.
underbed cat says
Agree mortimer. I doubt Biden will be interested to ever study Islam’s source texts, he will only listen to the soft sounding emgage imams a complete deception by omitting the text of motivation for jihad attacks against a Christain or Jews, atheists, the news does not report much anymore , nor will his new adminstration of Islamic diversity ever speak honestly, no one will never speak, those that do will be threatened and have to worry about their safety like a teacher in Paris He will never know about the deception but will hear plenty from his obama staff about “hate speech” (of facts)or say it is but nope it is doctrine. China might even turn their back on him, he is unaware of the steady jihad attacks in China since the 80’s they fought back, then the outrage began a suppression of the Koran and it’s teachings…a difficult problem. Calls of genocide will have to be investigated, but China has put it’s foot down no more jihad allowed, an re-educationwill meet with resistance. Sharia is hostile to the lives of most Americans, and should never be made U.S. law since it is foreign law. The new national security, will view intelligence of actual doctrine as a racist mind set instead of defensive a move that would shock many Americans if they new the truth. In my opinion. It may be acting peaceful now for periods but it will never stay that way for long. The influence to decieve is well funded.
underbed cat says
The true insurgency is moving with leftist maoist islamist and the clueless intellectals of fantasy sharia. Read it know it…the leadership is frightening, Why Washington was clueless that antifa or BLM or rioters of all colors arrived to create the final nail, Trump supporters with flags were not there to be insurgency, it starts at the top of the left dems they waited until with the opics would work and so Nancy power couldattempt to seal the deal of destruction for Trump a last days impeachment. Reverse insurgency with the power of her media servants and a sunken FBI covering up the history. My opinion.
mortimer says
It’s a genocide directed against Christians ‘generally’ as the Boko Haram leader Abu Bakr Shekau declared.
The West failed to take Shekau seriously.
Check Burry says
Take out rather than take seriously, you cant dissuade these swine.
mortimer says
What will Roman Catholic Sleepy Joe do about his, besides take a nap?
Check Burry says
He could as those at the top of blm to go talk to em, tell em to stop this frightful awfulness.
terry sullivan says
uk must stop all aid to nigeria
no visas for nigerians
Check Burry says
+ 100 great plan
gravenimage says
I’d be OK with considering asylum for Christian and animist Nigerians–but not ravening Muslims.
Thinker1 says
Nah, covid or suicide.
somehistory says
No one will do anything about this.
In the news yesterday, was a report about a priest in Ohio being suspended, and may be disrobed, because he was at the rally for Mr. Trump.
If one is trying to do what is according to their conscience and not according to evil, that one is a target of satan the devil and will be hounded, lose a job, be persecuted and evil murdered.
And it is often the case with kidnapping, that the criminals have already murdered the person before any ransom can be paid, even if someone intends to pay. It is very rare that the kidnappers release the victim. In those cases where the victim is released, they intend to kidnap the same individual again for another payoff.
James Lincoln says
Yes, somehistory.
Here is the link to the article about the priest in Ohio being suspended for attending the Trump rally in DC.
Now priests are getting canceled – just for supporting former Pres. Trump.
And just for shucks and giggles, compare and contrast the promotion of Christian values: Trump versus Biden…
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ohio-priest-capitol-riot/2021/01/21/id/1006619/
GreekEmpress says
Thank you for the link, Mr.Lincoln.
I had not seen this story. I think you may see more priests of Orthodox and Eastern and Roman rites of Catholicism speaking out. I read today that the Conference of US Bishops just condemned some of Biden’s executive orders. I hear more priests speaking out on EWTN.
It’s a shame that they are considering defrocking the priest in Ohio.
somehistory says
GE,
When I was young, the word “frock” applied to a certain kind of dress for women. When I was making my comment…to which Mr. Lincoln provided a link…I couldn’t recall the word “defrock”…because “frock” had a different meaning for me. In my mind, priests wear robes, and so I wrote what would come to mind.
Thank you for the correction in terms. Sounds less like going without clothing, doesn’t it?
I hope you and your family are well this day.
gravenimage says
At its most literal, “defrocking” means to remove the priest’s clerical garb.
gravenimage says
Thanks for that grim information.
somehistory says
Thanks, JL, for your assistance. It was in one of my emails…I get so many, I can’t keep up with which one says what, and if a day passes, I get kind of lost looking for it. So, thank you.
somehistory says
And regarding people in trouble for supporting Mr. Trump, from the Geller Report:
“On Monday, January 18th, at 11:00 A.M., 21 FBI agents banged on the door of the Beverly Hills home of Dr. Simone Gold, emergency room physician, attorney and founder of America’s Frontline Doctors (AFD). In short order, law enforcement broke down the front door and took her into custody. Shades of Roger Stone. Not knowing what charges were filed against her, Dr. Gold was removed from home, shackled and prohibited from taking any belongings, not even a purse. Her phone and computer were removed as evidence.
After waiting for hours to be processed, Dr. Gold was issued an orange jumpsuit and spent the night in a jail cell. After pressing the authorities for a phone call, she was finally able to call her 18-year-old son.
The following morning in court, a judge informed her that she was charged with trespassing at the Capitol on January 6th. This despite the fact that she was part of a peaceful group of several thousand people who were ushered into the building by Capitol Police.
Sensing that trouble was on the horizon for her views on the coronavirus, Simone had previously retained attorney Lin Wood. However, due to threats of disbarment against him for questioning the integrity of the election and concerns about his availability, Dr. Gold opted for the appointed L.A. public defender as her criminal attorney.
Jonathan Strand, the media director for AFD, was arrested as well, and is still in custody.
In July, Dr. Gold held the White Coat Summit on Capitol Hill with several physicians – all part of AFD – who advocate early COVID treatment with HCQ, Azithromycin and Zinc and oppose the COVID vaccine.
Dr. Gold will be arraigned next Tuesday in Los Angeles.”
https://gellerreport.com/2021/01/fbi-arrests-cdc-critic-dr-simone-gold-for-attending-capitol-protest-fbi-singled-her-out.html/
GreekEmpress says
somehistory,
Thanks for the link. I hadn’t heard about this story either.
I hope you are well and safe too.
Has anybody heard from Tricia? She hasn’t posted in a while. Hope she’s ok.
gravenimage says
Yes–I hope she is OK.
gravenimage says
Nigeria: Body of kidnapped priest found with machete wounds, jihadists suspected
…………….
This *poor man*. God, I hate Islam.
somehistory says
His brother likely met the same horrific end to his life. These creatures who carry out such murders are demonic scum.
gravenimage says
I hadn’t heard about his brother, Somehistory. More savagery.
Mark Berlinger says
The reporter’s stylebook of newspeak euphemisms translates common everyday words into politically correct Marxist terminology for the indiscriminate liberal consumer.