CITIZENS COMPASS –The Catholic Diocese of Nigeria, Abakakili, Ebonyi State has reacted to a report claiming that one of its priests recently got married to his lover.
The Church refuted the claim by a social media user.
The Diocesan Chancellor, Matthew Opoke, who refuted the claim in a statement, clarified that no priest by that name serves within the Diocese.
A social Facebook user, Jennifer Obiudo Lucky, had alleged that a Catholic priest, Jude Obasi, tied the knot with his partner in Abakakili.
The purported wedding was said to have taken place at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Abakakili with the couple’s wedding conspicuously displayed.
The post claimed that the priest, reportedly from Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state, and his alleged lover were seen in a wedding gown which circulated on social media.
However, the Catholic Church in the statement, further mentioned that the individual depicted in the viral photo “bears no resemblance to any priest” in the diocese.
He further stated that there is no priest with such name either in the diocese or from Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state, and the diocese does not have any place called Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Abakakili.
“The publication…is fake. It was possibly fermented by a blogger who wants to gain much traffic on their social media handles.”
