The Catholic Community in Nigeria has been thrown into mourning as the priest of the Diocese of Minna, Rev. Fr. John Gbakaan, is reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
According to source, the priest was killed after he was abducted Saturday night by the bandits in the north-central state.
Another Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, took to his twitter handle to share the information.
See tweet below;
Rev. Fr. John Gbakaan, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Minna, Nigeria was last night, abducted and killed by some gunmen.
In your charity, kindly join in praying for the repose of his soul🙏🏽. pic.twitter.com/k9zehAq1Dt
— Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch (@FrUgochukwu) January 16, 2021
