On January 20, the Reverend Father Isaac Achi, a priest who was killed by burning in Niger State on Sunday, was laid to rest at the St. Michael Catholic Church grounds in Minna, the nation’s capital.
According to LIB, the bandits attacked him after breaking into his home in Kaffin Koro, Paikoro Local Government Area, of the state. He was killed by fire when they set the building on fire since they couldn’t get into his flat. Read here
The late priest was honoured for being the first native Catholic priest from Gbagyi/Koro territory and was a Kaffin Koro native.
Before his passing, he had endured numerous assaults, including the 2011 Christmas Day bombing in Madalla, which was still in Niger State.
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