The interior of Haske Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church in Kurmin Wali, in Nigeria's Kaduna state, is seen Jan. 20, 2026, after an alleged attack by gunmen in which over 160 worshippers were reportedly kidnapped. In mid-February, Kaduna state was rocked by another anti-Christian attack, when several gunmen abducted 32 people, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, in mid-February attacks. (OSV News photo/Nuhu Gwamna, Reuters) The Catholic aid organisation Aid to the Church in Need is warning of a renewed escalation of violence in Nigeria. There has recently been a series of attacks in the north-east of the African country, the organisation announced on March 26 in Munich. It quoted its project partner Joseph Bature Fidelis, a priest from the…
