by James Sambo The Catholic Church has disclosed that 14 of its parishes in the Northeast were sacked by the rampaging Boko Haram insurgents with over 90,000 of the Church’s members displaced as a result of the over five-year-old crisis in the region. The Director of Information, Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Rev. Fr. Gideon Obasogie,... Read More

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October 6, 2014

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154 churches deserted over Borno, Adamawa terrorist attacks

by Akan Ido The Catholic Church in Nigeria have lamented the persecution its members are currently going through in the North-east part of the country. In a statement released by Rev. Fr. Gideon Obasogie, the Director of Social Communication, Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, many members of the church are living in fear due to the insecurity occasioned... Read More

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August 29, 2014

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Boko Haram have stretched their net into Adamawa, Catholic Church cries

by James Sambo The Catholic Church has raised the alarm over the activities of Boko Haram terrorists who have taken over the Madagali Parish of the Church in Adamawa State following last week’s seizure of the town. Madagali, is a town, and local government area in Adamawa State. It borders Michika to the north, Askira... Read More

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