ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 1st of February
MICHAEL NNADI, SEMINARIAN
Seminarian Michael Nnadi was kidnapped by gunmen from Good Shepherd Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria, on January 8, 2020, along with three other students. The seminary, home to some 270 seminarians, is located just off the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria Express Way, an area that is "notorious for criminal gangs kidnapping travellers for ransom."
On the evening of the abduction, gunmen, disguised in military camouflage, broke through the fence surrounding the seminarians' living quarters and opened fire. They stole laptops and phones before kidnapping the four young men.
ABDUCTED BY HIGHWAY ROBBERS
Mustapha Mohammed, 26, has since identified himself as the leader of the 45-member gang that preyed along the highway.
Ten days after the abduction, one of the four seminarians was found on the side of a road, alive but seriously injured. On January 31, an official at Good Shepherd Seminary announced that another two seminarians had been released, but that Nnadi remained missing and was presumed still in captivity.
BISHOP KUKAH'S ANNOUNCEMENT
On February 1, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, announced that Nnadi had been killed.
"With a very heavy heart, I wish to inform you that our dear son, Michael was murdered by the bandits on a date we cannot confirm," the bishop said, confirming that the rector of the seminary had identified Nnadi's body.
HE FEARLESSLY PROCLAIMED THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST
The newspaper reported that from "the first day Nnadi was kidnapped alongside three of his other colleagues, he did not allow [Mustapha] to have peace," because he insisted on announcing the gospel of Jesus Christ to his captors. The 18-year-old seminarian "told him to his face to change his evil ways or perish."
According to the newspaper, Mustapha "did not like the confidence displayed by the young man and decided to send him to an early grave."
(Information from CNA -
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/44401/murdered-nigerian-seminarian-was-killed-for-announcing-gospel-killer-says)
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