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Three Seminarians Abducted in Nigeria, Guard Killed
ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE, NIGERIA, JUL 15 – The attackers, believed to be Fulani militants, targeted the seminary for ransom amid Nigeria's escalating violence where over 5,400 kidnappings occurred in early 2025, a security firm report
- On July 10, armed assailants stormed the seminary in Ivhianokpodi, shortly after 9:00 PM, killing a security guard and abducting three seminarians, according to a statement from Father Peter Egielewa.
- Escalating abductions have put faith communities on edge, with last week’s raid following a prior October attack believed to involve Fulani militants amid rising targeting of Christians.
- After the assault, the seminary moved students to a safe area, the abducted seminarians were taken into the bush, and the remainder are completing exams at the new site, according to Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia.
- In response, Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia directed prayers and Masses, appealed for aid, and ACN condemned the attack in a July 11 release.
- With insecurity mounting, Dunia warned of communities being abandoned, urged government action, and highlighted Nigeria’s worsening security crisis.
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Three seminarians abducted in Nigeria, guard killed
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Three seminarians were kidnapped in Nigeria’s Edo State on July 10, adding to the escalating crisis of abductions plaguing the country, with Christians increasingly being targeted. The attack occurred shortly after 9:00 PM local time at the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivhianokpodi, according to a July 11 statement signed by the director of communications of the Auchi Diocese, Father Peter Egielewa. He said armed a…
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The Catholic Weekly1 officer dead, 3 seminarians kidnapped after attack on Nigerian seminary
AUCHI, Nigeria (OSV News) — In Nigeria’s Edo state, gunmen stormed Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Auchi the night of July 10, killing a security officer and abducting three seminarians, according to Aid to the Church in Need. ACN “strongly condemns a deadly attack carried out on a seminary in Nigeria,” the organization said in a July 11 statement. According to the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, several gunmen stormed the sem…
Security guard killed, 3 seminarians abducted from Nigerian seminary
A map of Nigeria. / Credit: SevenMaps/Shutterstock ACI Africa, Jul 14, 2025 / 14:28 pm (CNA). Three seminarians were kidnapped and a security guard was killed in an armed attack on Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria on the night of July 10.In a statement issued July 11, Father Peter Egielewa, the director of communications of the Auchi Diocese, provided details about the attack. He said the 9 p.m. attack on t…
At the diocesan minor seminar of the Ivhianokpodi “Immaculate Conception” in the state of Edo in Nigeria, tension continues.
Attackers Demand Ransom For Kidnapped Nigerian Seminarians – Vatican News
Armed criminals who attacked a seminary in Nigeria have contacted the Diocese of Auchi to demand ransom for three seminarians kidnapped during the raid The Diocese of Auchi in southern Nigeria says the kidnappers who are holding three seminarians have made contact and demanded ransom for the students’ safe return. The seminarians, ages 14-17, were taken by gunmen during an attack on the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivhianokpodi, Niger…
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