The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos is reported to have been locked in his residence this afternoon by a man who claimed he acted on the orders of the government.
No reason has yet been given for the action and no invitation for questioning is confirmed received by any Catholic Chancery staff.
The Archbishop is said to be within the premises when the gates of his official residence was padlocked.
The alleged government official who is said to have come from City Hall Facilities is said to have acted in a hurry and paid no attention to the staff of the revered cleric who sought to know his Eminence’s offence.
The official left in a hurry saying he had a meeting to attend in the government house.
A post in the Nigeria Catholic Network (NCN), the online newsletter of the Christian denomination, confirms the development.
The statement:
“Catholic Archbishop of Lagos locked in by City Hall Facilities Manager. In an arrogant rage and official insensitivity the facilities manager came into the Chancery and the residence of the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos to inform the staff that he was going to lock the main gate.
“All entreaties fell on deaf ears and he went on to lock in His Grace, claiming he had instructions from Alausa and he has to be at a meeting there. The Archbishop was informed by his secretary who was visibly incensed by the actions of the official. What can we call this in the city of Lagos?“
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwideas of 2019.
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