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Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - A Jesuit seminarian of Togolese nationality, Nicolas Eklou Komla, was killed Sunday, 5 December on Belair Street, Mont Ngafula, on the outskirts of Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo.
During the night between 4 and 5 December, the seminarian was returning on foot with some colleagues from the Jesuit school, “St Pierre Canisius” in Kimwenza, when a masked gunman blocked their path, presumably to rob them. The discussion soon degenerated: the bandit fired a few rounds of gunfire that hit the seminarian, who died several hours later.
Nicolas Eklou Komla, was born on 4 June, 1985 in Togo, and entered the Order of the Society of Jesus on 7 October, 2008. He made his first vows on 2 October, 2010. Nicolas Eklou Komla had arrived in the DRC two months ago to study philosophy.
The funeral for the seminarian will be held on 11 December at the Church of St Mary in Kimwenza. Nicolas Eklou Komla will be buried in the cemetery at “St Pierre Canisius” in Kimwenza. (LM) (Agenzia Fides 09/12/2010)
