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Abia: Clergy Appeals For Assistance As Fire Destroys Church Property Worth N10m

AFNews Reporter

Jul 07, 2022

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The minister in charge, Rev Anyanwu James Alozie who spoke to LEADERSHIP at the scene of the event expressed gratitude to God that there were neither injuries nor loss of lives in the disaster, but however appealed to friends and good-spirited individuals, organizations and government to assist the church to repair and and replace the lost properties.

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Similarly, the presbyter of the cathedral, the Rt Rev Chibuikem Johnson blamed it on a power surge at about 2.00am, saying the property included computer sets, mowing machines and vital documents among others.

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One of the residents of the area, Emmanuel Okechukwu said initially many people were alarmed and afraid to come out after they heard the sound of the surge because of the security situation in the country.

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He added that when they heard the alarm and what had happened, they trooped out from across every corner of the community in Bende local government area of the state to arrest the ugly situation.

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