Armed men suspected to be Ambazonia fighters abducted five priests, a nun, and two parishioners in western Cameroon this weekend and burned their church to the ground.
“This act was completely unprecedented and, as of now, no concrete reason has been given for this heinous act against the house of God and the messengers of God,” it added.that “the people have suffered terribly and men and women of God have been soft targets of kidnappers, torturers, and unscrupulous gunmen” ever since the beginning of the country’s Anglophone crisis in 2016.
The statement points to “a wave of persecution against the Church hierarchy” and missionaries, while adding that similar attacks have been aimed at Presbyterian and Baptist churches as well.the attack on the church an “abomination,” adding that the Catholic Church “will not come to Nchang again.” So far no one has claimed responsibility for the attack and no ransom has yet been demanded for the release of the kidnap victims.
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