₦airaland Forum

The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons July 12 after it was revealed he had been presented with allegedly forged documents claiming the men were qualified for holy orders.

In a statement issued July 30, Bishop Martin Dada Olorunmolu revoked the four men’s certificates and suspended their activities as “deacons.”

After the ordinations, it emerged that everything Bishop Olorunmolu was presented with — including the existence of the congregation the men supposedly belonged to called the “Paraclete Missionaries” as well as the congregation’s superior general — was fraudulent.

The men involved in the alleged forgery were identified as Aloysius Kubiatabasi Ebong, Francis Mario Daudu, Nkemaka Charles Chukwudi and Emmanuel Chukwudum Ezeh.

“I was deceived,” the bishop said.

“On account of so much falsehood about the said diaconate ordination, I hereby decree that … the ‘diaconate ordination certificates’ issued by me to the four men named above are hereby withdrawn with immediate effect,” the bishop’s statement said. “They are not to be recognized by any ecclesiastical authority or any other authorities, including civil ones.”

Bishop Olorunmolu said that all faculties inherent in being ordained deacons “are hereby suspended with immediate effect” and for “an indeterminate length of time.”

The bishop explained that he ordained the men at the request of a “Rev. Father Stephen Obioma Nwaigwe,” who presented himself to the bishop as the superior general of a religious institute called the “Paraclete Missionaries.”

“I made sure that all the canonical requirements for the ordination were met so as to ensure that I ordain only qualified and worthy candidates for the Church,” Bishop Olorunmolu said, adding that he was, however, given “pieces of false information” by Nwaigwe.

“He [Nwaigwe] gave me falsified documents to make some claims which turned out to be false,” he said. “For instance, he showed me a forged document to claim that the ‘Paraclete Missionaries’ were properly [established] as a religious institute.’”

Bishop Olorunmolu said that an investigation found that the “decree of ecclesiastical approbation” of the “Missionaries of Jesus the Saviour” — also known as “Jesolites,” based in Tanzania’s Morogoro Diocese — was used by Nwaigwe to produce a forged decree for the “Paraclete Missionaries.”

The self-acclaimed superior general reportedly replaced the name “Missionaries of Jesus the Saviour” with the name “Paraclete Missionaries” in the forged documents.

The bishop, who will turn 76 on Aug. 30, said that shortly after the diaconate ordination ceremony, it was discovered that, before the ordination took place, one of the candidates had been “parading himself” at the military barracks in Lokoja as a Catholic priest and had even been “celebrating” Masses.

Bishop Olorunmolu expressed hope that the Vatican will take further actions against the four men.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/i-was-deceived-bishop-in-nigeria-revokes-ordination-of-deacons-due-to-fraud

This is laughable

Unbelievable

Hmmmm

If this gets too popular, this bishop might put himself in trouble. The Catholic church doesn't ordain priests and deacons anyhow. It takes so long and so many screenings and tutelage. This bishop is giving off, "I ordain for money" vibes.

CorrectionFLuid:
If this gets too popular, this bishop might put himself in trouble. The Catholic church doesn't ordain priests and deacons anyhow. This bishop is giving off, "I ordain for money" vibes.

Super story.

Nothing wey dey go do am

LegendHero:
Super story.

Nothing wey dey go do am

Instead of saying what you don't know, Why not Focus on islam which you know about.
Even I that was born in a Catholic home used 'might'. You dey carry boys hostel talk enter.

Fear these people,

They are devil in human skin
They are catalyst of fraud and destruction


Aloysius Kubiatabasi Ebong, Francis Mario Daudu, Nkemaka Charles Chukwudi and Emmanuel Chukwudum Ezeh.

CorrectionFLuid:
Instead of saying what you don't know, Why not Focus on islam which you know about.
Even I that was born in a Catholic home used 'might'. You dey carry boys hostel talk enter.

You don't have anything to say about your fraudulent ordained Igbo pastors 🤣😁😂😂

CorrectionFLuid:
Instead of saying what you don't know, Why not Focus on islam which you know about.
Even I that was born in a Catholic home used 'might'. You dey carry boys hostel talk enter.

Catholic Church dey manyan. Wetin concern me with them?

Lack of central national data base is the catalyst of forgery and false identity in this part of the world

Let them go to Lagos and become fake pastors it's a thriving business in their region. A few false prophecies and dramatized miracles will do the trick

43Ronin:
Let them go to Lagos and become fake pastors it's a thriving business in their region. A few false prophecies and dramatized miracles will do the trick

CAC or RCCG will be next

bEAST!!!

These were the kind of "ministers" Tinibu hired during the last election to prove that "Christians" supported muslim-muslim ticket

LegendHero:
Catholic Church dey manyan. Wetin concern me with them?

See as you dey talk ya head dey shine for glass.

Fraud in the Church again?

Nawa oo. Thank God it was discovered.

Pat081:
CAC or RCCG will be next

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

AllLovingGod:
Nawa oo. Thank God it was discovered.

Thank God!!!