Following the burning of a Catholic priest in Kafin-Koro in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, aggrieved women and youths on Tuesday burnt down the Kafin-Koro Police Station.

A resident of the community, who identified himself only as Jonathan for security reasons, said the ECWA and Catholic women groups had converged on the premises of the burnt parish around 7am on Tuesday to pray against those who lynched the priest.

“As the women were praying, some policemen arrived that they were a detachment from the Kafin-Koro Police Division drafted to the church to provide protection for the praying women.

“The women rejected the protection and requested that the police should leave because the police did not provide protection for the dead priest neither did they show up on time when they were called,” he added.




Jonathan explained that when the policemen refused to leave the residence of the late priest, the women threw stones and sachet water at them.

“After the prayers, the women were joined by some youths to march peacefully through the major road of the town to the police division, singing anti-police songs to register their grievances, as they asked the police to leave the town since their presence was of no security value to the community.

“As the police were trying to disperse the crowd, the police began shooting into the air and one of the bullets hit a man, who died immediately. That was how the protest turned violent,” he added.

The eyewitness said the irate youths subsequently set the police division on fire.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident.

He said, “On January 17, 2023, around 9am, some angry youths of Kafin-Koro District, Paikoro LGA, mobilised and protested in Kafin-Koro town over the killing of the parish priest, Rev. Fr. Isaac.

“During the protest, the rampaging youths attacked and set Kaffin-Koro Divisional Police Headquarters ablaze.”

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Jonathan explained that when the policemen refused to leave the residence of the late priest, the women threw stones and sachet water at them.

The police might not have responded on TIME but does that warrant them casting missles on the COPS who were there to prevent them from further attacks


P.s:As them don burn police station now na them go still complain say govt no provide them with police station later

I think our Police need to be trained by international organizations on how to handle peaceful protest.

It seems our Police are more violent than the ordinary citizens of Nigeria.

This is how the govt will now create more unknown gunmen... And the circle of violence will continue.


If our security agencies are up and doing, we won't be here in the first place.

Any how country

Any Christian who vote for APC must be very foolish, just imagine what is happening

This is sad ...

WHEN THE SOKOTO MOB WAS PROTESTING DEBORAHS WASSAP MESSAGE , THE POLICE DSS AND ARMY DIDN'T FIRE A BULLET.

THE MOB would later March into the police station , cease Deborah, claw her to death and burn her carcasses

When this killings go stop
Police come turn petrol put for fire