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Seminarian killed in crossfire as Nigerian police rescue priest

March 14, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: As Nigerian police rescued an abducted priest, a seminarian who was kidnapped with him was killed in the crossfire.

Father Philip Ekeli and the seminarian, Peter Andrew, were kidnapped on March 2 during an attack on a parish in Edo State (map).

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