Rev. Fr. John Mark Cheitnum and Rev. Fr. Donatus Cleopas were kidnapped by armed men while traveling to attend a parish function in Lere LGA, Kaduna State.
17 Jul 2022 · Yadin Garu, Lere, Kaduna
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Kidnapped
2
Total casualties
0
Perpetrators
Unidentified Armed Actors
Response
Confirmed by church and local sources; security response not detailed at the time of reporting.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry, ransom economy, religious targeting
Trajectory
The growing trend of clergy being targeted in Kaduna, often while traveling between parishes.
Cycle notes
Shows how priests serving their communities became victims of abduction, deepening fear among worshippers and clergy.
Pattern
Targeted abductions of clergy
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