{"id":2511892,"date":"2025-11-18T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-priest-and-many-others-kidnapped-by-armed-assailants\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:05:12","slug":"catholic-priest-and-many-others-kidnapped-by-armed-assailants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-priest-and-many-others-kidnapped-by-armed-assailants\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Priest and &#8216;Many Others&#8217; Kidnapped by Armed Assailants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcatholic-priest-and-many-others-kidnapped-by-armed-assailants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2511892&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent violent attack occurred in Kaduna State,Nigeria,where gunmen abducted a Catholic priest,fr. Bobbo paschal, during an assault in the Kushe Gugdu area. The attack also resulted in multiple kidnappings and the killing of a priest&#8217;s brother. This incident adds to ongoing religious violence in Nigeria, particularly targeting Christian communities amid a broader crisis involving criminality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-for-ceasefire-in-latest-call-with-israeli-pm-netanyahu\/\" title=\"Biden Calls For Ceasefire In Latest Call With Israeli PM Netanyahu\">intercommunal violence<\/a>, and terrorism by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-group-reveres-black-panther-party-in-new-lesson-plan\/\" title=\"Education Group Reveres Black Panther Party In New Lesson Plan\">extremist groups<\/a> such as Boko Haram and ISWAP. Aid organizations have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >expressed deep concern<\/a> about the escalating violence, noting that thousands of Christians and christian institutions have been attacked or destroyed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">recent years<\/a>. In response to the worsening situation, former U.S. President Donald Trump warned Nigeria to improve protections for christians or face possible American intervention,emphasizing severe consequences if the Nigerian government fails to act.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Weeks after President Donald Trump warned Nigeria to step up its protection of Christians, a new report of an attack has emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Aid to the Church in Need announced that the Archdiocese of Kaduna has reported the abduction of a priest in a deadly attack that took place in Kushe Gugdu in the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>During the Monday attack, Fr. Bobbo Paschal, the parish priest of St. Stephen Parish, was among those abducted, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/acnusa36930.activehosted.com\/index.php?action=social&amp;chash=98b297950041a42470269d56260243a1.403&amp;s=f00cf8d8ee1bb5f1862c91e8414a5037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aid to the Church in Need<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshalomworldnews%2Fposts%2Fpfbid06E53ctpd7iKMKCacUeRBH4RkC2m7sWUiCpikWUMxJRrtSDwp7HfiFCQuPXzoauNjl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"706\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The brother of another priest, Fr. Anthony Yero, was killed in the raid, which resulted in the kidnapping of multiple people.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;ACN expresses deep concern over this latest act of violence targeting Christian communities and clergy in Nigeria,&rdquo; the group said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yesterday, we went to the US Capitol to pray for persecuted Christians in Nigeria &#127475;&#127468; and worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>God hears their cries. So should the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2KsXMi4hwn\">pic.twitter.com\/2KsXMi4hwn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Nelson (@Sean_ADFIntl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sean_ADFIntl\/status\/1989748860672151835?\">November 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Nigeria remains in a state of acute crisis: the lack of security derives from a combination of criminality and intercommunal violence as well as organized terrorism and discrimination specifically targeting Christian communities,&rdquo; the CAN report said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Armed extremist organizations &mdash; such as Boko Haram and Islamic State-West Africa Province (ISWAP) &mdash; continue to operate in the northeast. In the Middle Belt, violence has escalated, with churches burned and worshippers killed,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The attack was confirmed by Rev. Fr. Christian Okewu Emmanuel, the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/gazettengr.com\/rampaging-gunmen-kill-one-abduct-catholic-priest-many-others-in-kaduna\/?tztc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People&rsquo;s Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a further sign of the decay of any order in Nigeria, gunmen kidnapped 25 girls from a boarding school Monday in a raid that killed one staff member, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/25-girls-abducted-secondary-school-nigeria-police-127587024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nicki Minaj will speak alongside U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz on Tuesday, Nov. 18, addressing the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The event, organized by Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz, highlights Minaj&rsquo;s commitment to using her platform to call attention to global&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v77XPemsoa\">pic.twitter.com\/v77XPemsoa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; billboard hip-hop\/r&amp;b (@billboardhiphop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billboardhiphop\/status\/1990477667271905316?\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police representative Nafi&rsquo;u Abubakar Kotarkoshi said the gunmen had &ldquo;sophisticated weapons.&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A combined team is currently combing suspected escape routes and surrounding forests in a coordinated search and rescue operation aimed at recovering the abducted students and arresting the perpetrators,&rdquo; Kotarkoshi said.<\/p>\n<p>The group Open Doors has estimated that at least 2,830 Christians were kidnapped in Nigeria in 2025, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/priest-kidnapped-from-home-christian-man-killed-during-attack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In early November, Trump said that if Nigeria will not protect its Christians, America might.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nigerian Christian&rsquo;s refuse to give up their faith after Islamists burned their church to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Over 18,000 church&rsquo;s and 2,200 Christian&rsquo;s schools have been attacked or destroyed as thousands of Christian&rsquo;s have been massacred within the last few years in Nigeria. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FWByzW0pc1\">pic.twitter.com\/FWByzW0pc1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TruthUnfiltered (@Truth_Unfiltere) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Truth_Unfiltere\/status\/1971624448852996203?\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, &lsquo;guns-a-blazing,&rsquo; to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,&rdquo; Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115476385101120405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! 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