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Views: Visits 4 Reverend Father Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA THE Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Mathew Kukah and Justice Centus Nweze of the Supreme Court are expected to be keynote speakers at the official inauguration of the Old Seminarians Association of Nigeria, OSAN in Abuja. Other members of the association that will play a key role at the inauguration are a former Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Sir Mike Okiro, a renowned human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr Femi Falana, Mr Falana is expected to serve as Chairman of the occasion alongside the President of the Industrial Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip and other dignitaries.
Nigerian bishop under fire after saying security situation indicts the government
Apr 7, 2021 rome bureau chief
In a file photo, Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, poses for a photo in Liverpool, England. (Credit: Simon Caldwell/CNS.)
A Nigerian bishop has drawn the ire of the government after saying the country has become a killing field under President Muhammadu Buhari.
ROME – A Nigerian bishop has drawn the ire of the government after saying the country has become a killing field under President Muhammadu Buhari.
Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto was speaking during his Easter homily, and drew attention to the lawlessness happening across the country.
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• It’s strange rehabilitating terrorists, bandits, neglecting abducted schoolchildren – Kukah
• Kukah did not speak like a man of God, cleric’s message lacks fairness, says Presidency
Two prominent clerics, Reverend Father Matthew Kukah and Pastor Tunde Bakare, have advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the high level of insecurity in Nigeria, warning that the country is rapidly descending into anarchy.
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Kukah, in his Easter message on Sunday, said the Buhari regime was taking care of repentant Boko Haram insurgents, but lacked empathy for their victims.