Pope Francis Reacts To Ozubulu Church Massacre

Pope Francis has reacted to the Catholic church killings which left 11 dead in Ozubulu .In an Aug. 7 telegram addressed to Bishop Hilary Paul Odili Okeke of Nnewi,Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury following the violent attack in Saint Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu.”

Cult Members Throw Rival Into Lagos Lagoon

A suspected cult member identified as Ahmed Suleiman is being held in police custody for allegedly killing a man said to be a member of a rival gang. Punch Metro learnt that 27-year-old Suleiman connived with two others at large to throw the victim, whose name had yet to be ascertained, into a lagoon on Carter Bridge, Ebute Ero, Lagos State. It was gathered that the suspects had trailed their target from Ilorin, Kwara State, to Lagos. The three-man gang was said to have accosted the victim around 11.30am on Monday, tied his hands to the back and threw him into the lagoon.