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Suspects arrested in murder of Nigerian priest
September 22, 2016
Nigerian police have arrested four suspects in the murder of Father John Adeyi.
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Father Adeyi, the vicar general of the Diocese of Otukpo, was kidnapped on April 24. His decomposed body was discovered two months later.
“Certainly, he is a victim of a failed state where poverty, illiteracy, and unemployment and youth radicalization have made kidnapping a commercial venture,” according to an article on the Archdiocese of Abuja’s website.
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Further information:
- Nigeria: Police Arrest 4 Suspected Kidnappers, Killers of Catholic Priest (Abuja Leadership)
- Very Rev. Fr. John Adeyi (1965 - 2016): One Victim, Many Stories! (Archdiocese of Abuja)
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