Ian Squire, 57, set up an eye clinic in Enokhara, near isolated Niger Delta creeks.

Villagers dressed in black and paraded throughout the area to honour the optician from Surrey.

There were also demonstrators who were afraid of the clinic being closed because of his death.

According to the Telegraph, a demonstrator held up a sign that read: “Ian, you live, you never die, because we cherish you in our hearts.”

Squire, along with David and Shirley Donovan and Alanna Carson, were taken captive from the clinic by a gang on 13th October.

UK authorities said three of the missionaries were released, but Squire was killed. However, it’s been reported by Nigeria media that Squire died due to complications with asthma after being abducted.

According to the Nigerian Tribune, a resident said that the missionaries were offered security guards in the past but turned them down.

Comrade Michael Ogobiri said: “We had set up a local vigilante for them before, but they rejected it because they said they believed in God and they’re missionaries.

“We never believed such could happen. They’ve been here since 2007.

Two suspects in the abduction have been arrested while a third was killed in a shoot-out.

State police spokesman Andrew Aniamaka said last Thursday that the suspects were arrested in Nigeria’s oil hub of Warri the day before.

Richard and Therese Rodriguez were the first victims of the shootings to be laid to rest.

Hundreds of people paid their respects to the couple on Saturday who’d both survived cancer. They were among 26 people shot dead by Devin Kelley in First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on 5th November. He later killed himself.

Meanwhile, the church held its first service since the tragedy on Sunday morning. Pastor of the church, Frank Pomeroy delivered the sermon to hundreds of people under a tent at a nearby baseball field.

According to the New York Times, he said: “This past weekend, our country was attacked, our state was attacked, our church was attacked.”

But Pomeroy encouraged the attendees by saying the power of light will always triumph over darkness.

He added: “I know everyone who lost their life that day, some of whom were my best friends, and my daughter.

“And I guarantee without any shadow of a doubt they are dancing with Jesus today. God gets the glory.”

The attendees, which were 500 strong, sang “Amazing Grace” during the tearful service.

Last week, Pomeroy announced that First Baptist Church will be demolished because it would be too painful to continue using the building as a place of worship. However, on Sunday evening, the church sanctuary was opened as a memorial for the public to pay their respects to the slain congregation.

This NYT photo from inside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday is just haunting. <a…

The Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) has warned that an increasing amount of pigeons are dying because cathedrals are providing breeding boxes and platforms for the falcons.

Churches and cathedrals including Norwich, Salisbury and Derby Cathedrals have installed the boxes to help the number of peregrine falcons to recover and there are now an estimated 1,500 pairs across the country.

The RPRA said racing pigeons suffer from a public image problem because people associate them with feral pigeons which are classed as vermin.

The Association said racing pigeons are far from the same, being bred for their speed, stamina and homing instinct and offer being slimmer than their wild equivalents.

It said the problem is getting worse every year with the breeding boxes meaning peregrine falcons are breeding more successfully and the cathedrals’ locations are often on pigeon racing routes.

Peregrines falcons have protected legal status.

A spokesman for Salisbury Cathedral said they felt sorry for the pigeons but the peregrines would be there anyway.