11 years after surviving Christmas Day bomb attack, Catholic priest burnt to death by terrorists

A CATHOLIC Priest, Isaac Achi, was burnt to death on January 15 after terrorists set fire to his parish rectory in Niger State.

Achi’s body was found among the charred parish building of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-Koro in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, following an early morning attack by terrorists suspected to be Boko Haram fighters.

The Catholic Diocese of Minna, Niger State, which confirmed the development, said another priest, Collins Omeh, escaped the building but sustained gunshot wounds and is being treated in a hospital.

Here are a few things to know about the late priest
According to reports, Reverend Father Achi was ordained on January 7, 1995, becoming the first indigenous Catholic priest from Gbagyi/Koro land.

As a priest under the Minna Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, he was moved to different parishes.

As at the time he was killed on Sunday, January 15, Achi was serving as the parish priest of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-Koro.

The late priest was also the chairman of the local branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).

His many battles with death

Achi was the parish priest of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, near Suleja, in Niger State, when the church was bombed on December 25, 2011, by Boko Haram terrorists.

The attack is popularly known as Christmas Day bomb blast.

The church in Madalla, a satellite town about 40 km (25 miles) from the centre of Nigeria’s capital Abuja, was packed when the bomb exploded.

The attack led to the death of 44 persons, many of whom were parishioners, and others also sustained injuries.

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