Gunmen attacked St Joseph Catholic Church in Enugu, abducting a seminarian and worshippers after Cardinal John Onaiyekan clashed with the Presidency.
Outcry as invaders (7 in number with AK-47) attacked & kidnapped a Seminarian, catechist & others from a Catholic Church in Affa, Udi LGA of Enugu State, today (2nd August). The youths gave a chase but were outgunned. Here, they’re requesting for guns to defend their community. pic.twitter.com/GfRflRCksE
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu poses with a delegation from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) during a meeting at the State House in Abuja.
“We told him the nation is bleeding. He said the nation is not bleeding. We told him the economy is not helping the poor. He said economy is doing fine.“
Cardinal Onaiyekan shares details of the Catholic Bishops meeting with Tinubu. pic.twitter.com/580fS89yPc
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Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.