{"id":67450,"date":"2025-06-06T13:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=67450"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:50:15","slug":"cbcn-condemns-benue-massacre-mourns-flood-victims-in-niger-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/06\/cbcn-condemns-benue-massacre-mourns-flood-victims-in-niger-state\/","title":{"rendered":"CBCN Condemns Benue Massacre, Mourns Flood Victims in Niger State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Osho Abidemi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has condemned in strong terms the recent killings in Benue State, describing them as \u201cbarbaric\u201d and a \u201cterrifying reminder of the breakdown of security\u201d in Nigeria.<br \/>\nIn a statement issued on June 6 and signed by Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the CBCN, the bishops decried the massacre of innocent citizens in Benue communities where many lives were lost, homes razed, and families left in anguish.<br \/>\nThe Church called the attacks a grave affront to God and humanity.<br \/>\n\u201cThere is no justification whatsoever for the continuous bloodletting,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThese relentless attacks under the watch of civil authorities constitute a grave moral and constitutional failure.\u201d<br \/>\nWhile acknowledging the Benue State Government\u2019s strides in infrastructure development and timely payment of salaries, the CBCN emphasized that these achievements are overshadowed by its failure to protect lives.<br \/>\n\u201cNo matter how well a government builds roads or pays salaries, failure to protect human life renders such achievements hollow,\u201d the bishops stated<br \/>\nThe CBCN called on both the state and federal governments to go beyond rhetoric and take decisive, sustained action to end the killings. It also urged security agencies to end the culture of impunity and bring the perpetrators to justice.<br \/>\nOn the floods that recently ravaged Mokwa and surrounding areas in Niger State, the bishops expressed sorrow over the loss of lives, displacement, and destruction caused by the disaster.<br \/>\nWhile acknowledging the government&#8217;s initial response, they called for more comprehensive and compassionate efforts to assist victims and prevent future occurrences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the bereaved, displaced, traumatised, and wounded, we extend our deepest sympathy and spiritual closeness,\u201d the CBCN said, praying for the repose of the departed and comfort for the suffering.<\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded with a firm reminder that every Nigerian life matters, and every death under such circumstances is a national tragedy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Osho Abidemi The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has condemned in strong terms the recent killings in Benue State, describing them as \u201cbarbaric\u201d and a \u201cterrifying reminder of the breakdown of security\u201d in Nigeria. In a statement issued on June 6 and signed by Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the CBCN, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":67453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,1681],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-67450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-religion","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67452,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67450\/revisions\/67452"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}