The Archbishop of Kaduna demand FG compensation for churches destroyed by Boko Haram
(Agenzia Fides) - "In the past six years, insurgents have attacked churches and other Christian places in the north, but the federal government is yet to compensate the victims", said His Exc. Mgr. Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso, Archbishop of Kaduna, speaking on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province (comprised of the dioceses of Kaduna, Sokoto, Kotangora, Zaria, Minna, Kano and Kafanchan) in the north of Nigeria, at the end of their plenary session, held at the cathedral in Minna.
“In the past six years, insurgents have attacked churches and other Christian places in the north, but the federal government is yet to compensate the victims.
“We want to inform you that the Catholic Church has not received any support from the federal government for the Churches affected,” the bishop said.
“In Niger, the first terrorist attack was on St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, on December 25, 2011.
“Last year, some youths attacked the St. Philips Catholic Church, Bakin Iku, near Suleja, destroying properties valued at several millions of Naira. No one has even sympathised with us,” he said.
The bishop opined that the federal government was supposed to be responsible for giving assistance to the churches and the victims.
Mr. Ndagoso explained that government ought to be responsible for giving assistance to the victims.
The bishop said that he had personally suffered from such attacks.
“When I was in Maiduguri, my house was destroyed and burnt in my absence. Nothing was taken out of that house. The Church was equally destroyed. Nobody has compensated me or the Church,” he said (premiumtimesng)
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