Ahiara Diocese Crisis: How police invaded the cathedral, brutalised worshippers and arrested five priests [More Details emerge]

Ahiara Diocese Crisis: How police invaded the cathedral, brutalise worshippers and arrested five priests [More Details emerge]

More information are emerging on how men of the Nigerian police invaded and desecrated the Ahiara catholic cathedral on Saturday the 2nd July. 

Eye witness account told our reporters that the policemen numbering over 50 drafted from different formations including the zone 9 Umuahia broke the gates of the cathedral, chased worshipers who were praying within the cathedral premises and arrested over 17 individuals including five priests. Others we were told choked with tear gas canisters that were hauled at them by the police who allegedly went as far as hauling some more of the tear gas canisters into the late Bishop’s private quarters where some priests are resident and where some people ran into for shelter. 

Breaking! Ahiara Diocese Crisis: Police invade cathedral, arrest priests, shoot tear gas at faithful

Ahiara Diocese Crisis: Police invade cathedral, arrest priests, shoot tear gas at faithful 

The Ahiara Mbaise cathedral was on Saturday, July 2nd held hostage by policemen who launched several canisters of tear gas inside the cathedral and also shot sporadically at some worshippers within the cathedral premises.

Ahiara Diocese Crisis: Caution your sons - Ekechukwu tells communities, as people of area continue to reject Okpaleke

Rev Fr Austin Ekechukwu tells communities to caution their sons working against the interest of Ndi Mbaiise, as people of area continue to reject Okpaleke

As the crises rocking the Ahiara Mbaise catholic diocese over the bishopric appointment lingers, the President of the Ahiara Catholic Priests Association, Rev Fr Austin Ekechukwu, has urged some communities in the diocese to caution their priest sons who are believed to be going against the general interest of the,Ndi  Mbaise.