‘The attack saved many lives’ | Nigerian priest in San Antonio says fear grips home, calls for peace after US airstrikes

SAN ANTONIO — A Nigerian Catholic priest now living in San Antonio says fear has become a constant reality for families in his home diocese, as years of kidnappings and deadly attacks by extremist groups continue to disrupt daily life across parts of Nigeria.

Father Jude Offor, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Minna in Niger State, says residents live under the threat of sudden violence — afraid to farm, worship, or send their children to school.

“The people in Niger State have been living through a prolonged and painful reality of insecurity,” Offor said. “Fear of abduction. Fear of sudden attacks.”…

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