Nigerian Cardinal Escapes Injury as Attacks on Clergy Mount

Cardinal John Onaiyekan. Image via REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/RNS

The lives of clergy are known to be difficult, but in Nigeria they are often dangerous, too.

Last week, gunmen shot at a car carrying Roman Catholic Cardinal John Onaiyekan in the country’s southern Edo state. The cardinal was returning home after attending the 10th anniversary celebrations for the Uromi Diocese. He was unharmed.

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