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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — Leaders of the Catholic Church in Nigeria expressed deep sorrow at the death of several people at one of the church’s Christmas charity events, as separate December food distribution events left 67 people dead.
Ten people were killed Dec. 21 in a tragic weekend stampede at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, an upscale part of Nigerian capital, Abuja. More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the church.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society, an international Catholic charity organization, organized the event. Eight people were injured.
“It is with profound shock and sadness that I … mourn the tragic loss of lives and those injured at the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s food-sharing event,” Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja said in a statement Dec. 21, calling the tragedy “a devastating blow to our community.”
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Ten people were killed Dec. 21 in a tragic weekend stampede at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, an upscale part of Nigerian capital, Abuja. More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the church.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society, an international Catholic charity organization, organized the event. Eight people were injured.
“It is with profound shock and sadness that I … mourn the tragic loss of lives and those injured at the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s food-sharing event,” Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja said in a statement Dec. 21, calling the tragedy “a devastating blow to our community.”
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Nigerian Catholic leaders shocked by deaths at Christmas food events
Catholic leaders in Nigeria responded to deadly stampedes that took place at recent Christmas food distribution events.
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