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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday commiserated with the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) as it conducts mass burial for the two priests and parishioners killed by the herdsmen in Benue State in April.

The Catholic Bishop of Jalingo Diocese, Charles Hammawa, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to protect the sanctity of human lives to calm the growing tension in the country.

The burial ceremony of the killed Catholic priest and parishioners at a morning mass at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State on April 24  is ongoing.

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has described the killing of two priests during a morning mass at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Mbalom in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State on April 24 as satanic.

John Onayikan, the Cardinal of the Abuja Catholic Diocese has called on Nigerians to rise above religious, political and ethnic divides to save the country from drifting into anarchy.

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has arrived Benue to attend the funeral service of Catholic priests worshipers who lost their lives last month in violent attacks.

Requiem masses were held in all parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi on Monday for the murdered priests and parishioners of Saint Ignatius Quasi Parish, Mbalom in Gwer Local Government Council of the state.