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Pope Leo Condemns Benue Killings, Prays For Victims



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP_chxF79v0?

May their souls rest in perfect peace. Too much bloodshed in the land.

Catholic Pope Leo condemns Benue massacre, prays for victims

Pope Leo XIV, on Sunday, beat President Bola Tinubu to condemn what he described as a “terrible massacre” in the Yelewata community of Benue, where suspected herdsmen carried out a brutal overnight attack, burning entire families, including toddlers, alive over the weekend.



Minutes before the Angelus prayer, the pontiff drew attention to the wanton killings in Benue state and said that he was deeply worried about the bloodshed of scores of internally displaced Nigerians sheltered by the Catholic Church between Friday and Saturday.

He called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to bring the attackers to book, stressing that “security, peace and justice must prevail.”

The pope said he would continue to keep “rural Christian communities of the Benue State who have been relentless victims of violence” in his thoughts and prayers.

The pope’s statement, released around 2:00 p.m. WAT, fuelled criticisms against the president, who, at the time, had yet to comment on the massacre.

Nigerians criticised the administration’s seeming indifference, noting that the Catholic leader in faraway Rome had acknowledged the tragedy before their own president did.

A statement by the presidency was released later, specifically at 9:38 p.m. on Sunday, decrying the killings. The president urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators.

But the delayed response drew further backlash from citizens, many of whom said the president’s statement lacked the urgency and empathy he showed in reacting to international incidents, particularly his prompt condolence to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following last week’s crash of a UK-bound aircraft from India, which claimed more than 200 lives.

“You were quick to send condolences to India. Benue is bleeding under your nose,” X user AJ wrote.

“Has the mediocre president of Nigeria ever said anything about the killings by bandits and terrorists killing our people and soldiers?” @GFCLASIS said in a post on X.“@narendramodi, please remind @officialABAT that charity begins from home.”

“Can you see an insensitive and misplaced priority president of a country,” stated user Ola Michael. “200 people was (sic) just killed in his country and he has not said a word of condolence to their family members, neither has he visited the state but he is condoling the India president.”

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Pope is a man of unity.

He's merely doing the work of the church by promoting love and unity unlike Gowon that want us to believe that the war he fought that claimed millions of lives were a show of love.

Before the government of Nigeria and the president of the country, life means nothing anymore in this country.

Make dem just divide this corn3 into Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria.
Any region wey wan join Northern Nigeria is free to do so.

Trump needs to do something about Nigerian predicament. Tinubu must be stopped before he destroys Nigeria

The Pope has dropped his condolence message while Tinubu in Aso Rock is yet to say
anything. 200 people massacred in one day and it seems normal to everyone.

Haaa!! What a country called Nigeria.

Who are those sponsoring these terrorists please? Who are they? 😭😭😭

Christians supporting this goverment are very s!lly

Truths9ja:
Pope Leo Condemns Benue Killings, Prays For Victims



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP_chxF79v0?

who knows if tinubu condemn this massacre.

Zulu11zulu:
who knows if tinubu condemn this massacre.

Tinubu don condemned it. I really it some Hours ago on X

The Pope need to report Tinubu to Trump for condoning and permitting the genocide being carried out on Nigerian Christians in Benue and Plateau states in order for sanctions to be imposed on Tinubu, his family and other interests including Interpol arrest warrants

Like the way former governor Samuel Ortom politicized herdsmen crisis in benue state, this current governor is doing the same too. I pity his administration..

Suspected Herdsmen Killed 59 In Fresh Benue Attack — Gov Alia

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Tinubu so far has shown he's only concerned about his reelection, and that security of lives and properties of the citizens are none of his concerns.


He should declare state of emergency Immediately in Benue state.

The pastor governor is useless and should be removed permanently.

Enough is enough!

There should be an end to this crisis ooooo. Too much bloodshed in the land.

I prayed Peace comes to the good people of Benue State. This killings is getting too much.

Mrfixitt:
Trump needs to do something about Nigerian predicament. Tinubu must be stopped before he destroys Nigeria

trump? LOL, i laugh in capital letter

All the way ....
But una president and useless army generals, police ig and others never say anything.

Our government never talk yet sha lol, it is well

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Why has successive governments failed to name and shame the pepertrators of this dastardly act ? Whose interests does this nation actually serve or is everyone guarding their mouths for the sake of re-election.

Walahi when the time is right, we will aid these oppressed people reclaim 120% (Interest included) of these lands from these marauders.

He still remembers Nigeria, having visited the country before. He must have been devastated by the pictures of women and children massacred in cold blood and the government has not issued any statement to that regard. Is it that the government cannot declare state of emergency and use the full might of the Nigerian armed forces to restore peace and track the marauders?

Thank you Pope for popping into this, But we need you to do more talk to our government. They don't value the life of their citizens

Truths9ja:
Pope Leo Condemns Benue Killings, Prays For Victims



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP_chxF79v0?

Tinubu should act very fast.
He should stop these men before the unprecedented begins to happen in some Northern states..

May God comfort the families they left behind.

Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.

Prayer doesn't solve problems. This is humans greatest problem

The root of the problem is a lack of justice. People are killed, the killers go free, and the government start talking of reconciliation.