Nigerian bishop: Priest murder ‘not isolated tragedy’

Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu was killed last week, amid a rising tide of violence against priests in northern Nigeria

Editor’s note: At the conclusion of this report is a photograph of Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, which was taken after he was killed. The photograph is unsettling. The Pillar has chosen to publish it, as a record of the violence perpetrated against Fr. Okechukwu, and against hundreds of Christians kidnapped and killed in northern Nigeria. Readers should exer…