Nigeria’s bishops push Buhari on terrorism, corruption; Buhari reportedly pushes back

“Our Church personnel have been frequent victims in terms of kidnapping or outright murder. The Owo massacre on Pentecost Sunday is still very fresh in our hearts.”

Leaders of Nigeria’s Catholic bishops’ conference met on Wednesday with President Muhammadu Buhari, pushing the president for action on violence and insecurity in the country, and on Nigeria’s crumbling economy.

The meeting came as Nigerian Christians face ongoing violence from terrorist groups, along with employment and economic discrimination in much o…