Unknown gunmen kill Catholic Priest, Fr. Vitus Borogo

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a Catholic priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, in Kaduna State.

MOUTHPIECE NGR gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday at the Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after an invasion of the farm.

Rev Fr Christian Emmanuel of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, on Saturday night, revealed this via a statement.

The statement reads: ”It is with a heavy heart, but with total submission to the will of God that we announce the death of Rev. Fr. Vitus Borogo, which sad event took place today, at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm by terrorists.

“Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna condoles with the immediate family, the NFCS Family of Kaduna Polytechnic, and indeed the entire Kaduna Polytechnic Community; and assures them of his fraternal closeness and prayers”.

Rev Fr. Vitus was also the Chairman of the Nigerian Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Kaduna Chapter.

The 50-year-old priest was before his death, the Chaplain of the Catholic Community of the Kaduna State Polytechnic.