Reverend Father Saves Children From Terror Attack

May 15, 2024239 views0

Reverend Father Saves Children From Terror Attack

2024-05-15T08:49:55+01:00

By Church News

Reverend Father Emmanuel Ogwuche helped save the lives of sleeping students after armed extremists stormed a secondary school in Benue state recently.After hearing gunshots outside, Fr Emmanuel Ogwuche rapidly switched off all the lights in the building, preventing the terrorists from finding their way inside the school.A security officer who was guarding the building in Benue State jumped over the fence and was pursued by the gunmen but he managed to escape with non-fatal injuries, according to Fr Moses Iorapuu, director of social communications at Makurdi Diocese.

Speaking to the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr Moses said that unidentified extremists opened fire at the co-educational Catholic Father Angus Frazer Memorial High School while the pupils were asleep inside the building.He added: “There were so many gunshots and they were shooting for a very long time.“We were lucky and the Lord was kind to us that no student was hit.”Fr Moses said that Makurdi Diocese has tightened security at church buildings and appealed to the authorities to ensure the safety of citizens.Also Read: Tosing Ojuri Drops New Single