BREAKING: BANDITS BURN CATHOLIC PRIEST TO ASHES IN NIGER COMMUNITY

Black Sunday as terrorists in the early hours of Sunday attacked St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church located along Daza Road, Kafin-Koro in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State and burnt the priest, Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi to ashes.

A source in the area said that Fr. Achi's assistant identified as Father Collins also sustained gunshot wounds and was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment

The source explained further that Fr. Achi ⁰was recently transferred to Madalla Parish in the state but was in Kafin-Koro, his former home parish when the incident occurred.

According to the Niger Police Public Relations Officer DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement, said the incident occurred at about 3 am on Sunday.

The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command CP Ogundele Ayodeji had dispatched a reinforcement team to the area and effort is ongoing to apprehend the assailants as investigation into the unfortunate attack has commenced