The Catholic Church in Enugu State on Saturday held mass rallies protesting violent activities of herdsmen in the state.

The three Catholic dioceses in the state, Nsukka, Awgu and Enugu, staged separate rallies and expressed their anger at the menace posed by herdsmen.

Priests and lay members of the Catholic Church turned out in their thousands for the peaceful rallies in Nsukka and Awgu dioceses.

However, the Enugu Catholic diocese shelved its plan to march to the Government House, where they intended to deliver a petition to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

The Diocese had earlier announced that it would march from the Holy Ghost Cathedral, through the streets of Enugu metropolis, to the Government House on Saturday.

The march was tagged “Diocesan peaceful prayerful protest march.”

But the planned march failed to hold after Ugwuanyi and some members of the state executive council visited the church.

Our correspondent learnt that the church leadership called off the march after they were informed of an alleged plan by miscreants to hijack the event.
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