Unidentified gunmen on June 7 shot a Roman Catholic priest to death in southwest Nigeria, Morning Star News reported.
The Rev. Charles Onomhoale Igechi was killed as he drove in the Ikhueniro area of Benin, a church spokesman said in a press statement. Igechi had been ordained less than two years.
Igechi, a priest who served as vice principal of St. Michael College, was reportedly shot in the back.
Last year, 39 Catholic priests were killed and 30 kidnapped in Nigeria, according to a January report by security organization SB Morgan Intelligence.
In the 2023 World Watch List of the countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, Nigeria jumped to sixth place, its highest ranking ever, from No. 7 the previous year.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and originally published by Morning Star News.
