Catholics ground Yenagoa
— 22nd May 2018
Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
Catholic faithful of Bomadi Diocese, IN Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, joined other Catholics in Nigeria to stage a peaceful protest in Yenagoa, the state capital, over the frequent brutal killing of Christians by herdsmen and Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast and middle belt regions of the country.
Bishop of the Bomadi Diocese, Most Revd Hyacinth Oroko Egebo who led the protest with full participation by other priests in the diocese from St Matthias Catholic Church , Amarata, Yenagoa sang ‘Ave Maria’ and marched from the gate of the church to Bayelsa State Government House, Onopa.
Some of the inscriptions on the placards read: “Life Is Sacred”, “FG Act On The Killings”, “Enough Is Enough”, “Stop The Killings Or Resign”, “Why Value Cows More Than Humans”, “We Demand Good…
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