Gunmen kill Catholic priest in Kaduna

Gunmen kill Catholic priest in Kaduna

About a week after gunmen attacked two churches in Kaduna, armed persons killed a Catholic priest in the state.

The gunmen attacked a farm on Saturday and killed the Catholic priest, Vitus Borogo.

The chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Christian Emmanuel, confirmed the incident in a statement to journalists.

“It is with a heavy heart, but with total submission to the will of God that we announce the death of Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, which sad event took place today, at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia road, after a raid on the farm by terrorists,” Mr Borogo said in a statement.

“Until his death, late Fr Vitus aged 50 years was the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic, and the Chairman of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Kaduna Chapter.

“Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna condoles with the immediate family, the NFCS Family of…

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