{"id":4561,"date":"2023-04-06T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T07:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opendoorsuk.org\/?p=4561"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:07:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:07:45","slug":"nigeria-palmsunday-attack","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/wwl.opendoorsuk.org\/ireland\/blog\/news\/latest-news\/nigeria-palmsunday-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Young boy killed and three kidnapped in Palm Sunday attack in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a tragic reminder of the dangers facing millions of Christians over Easter, an attack in Nigeria on Palm Sunday has led to the death of a young boy and the kidnap of at least three believers, including a pastor. Please pray for the protection of our persecuted family during Holy Week.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Churches in parts of Nigeria will gather over Easter at heightened risk of attack (illustrative picture)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A young boy has been killed and at least three people kidnapped, including a pastor, in an attack on a church in northern Nigeria on Palm Sunday (2 April) by suspected Fulani militants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pastor Gwadue Kwaghtyo was leading an early morning prayer vigil at the church in the village of Akenawe in Benue State on Sunday when gunmen stormed in. \u201cAs they were praying, they were surrounded by the armed men,\u201d reports Salome Tor, Chairman of Logo LGA. \u201cThey kidnapped three people, killed one boy and injured two people with a machete; they are now in the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some reports indicate that four people were kidnapped. Pastor Gwadue Kwaghtyo is among those reported to have been taken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n