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Nigeria: Suspected Fulani bandits kidnap 3 in monastery attack

Two postulants and a Benedictine novice were abducted during an attack on their monastery.

Fr. Justine John Dyikuk
Oct 18, 2023
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Suspected Fulani bandits attacked a Benedictine monastery in northern Nigeria  Tuesday, abducting three people from the monastery.

The attack came at about 1:00 am, according to officials in the Diocese of Ilorin, where the monastery is located.

Benedictine monks, sisters, and local clergy gather at Eruku Monastery in 2021. Credit: Eruku Monastery/Facebook.

“I received a shocking text message from one of our brother monks from Benedictine monastery in Eruku, that the…

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