The church made the call in Enugu on Sunday in a communique issued at the end of its 40th Annual Council of Bishops.
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Kanu-Uche, who spoke at a new conference in Lagos on Tuesday, said the Nigerian Army was complicity in the kidnap.
Uche made the confirmation at a press conference in Lagos, revealing that the monies were arranged in five sacks of N20 million each
Those kidnapped alongside the Prelate were the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Dennis Mark, and the Prelate’s chaplain.
The Bishops made the appeal on Monday while distributing relief materials: foodstuffs and cash, to Ebonyi State communities recently ravaged by war and herdsmen attacks.
Uche made the disclosure on Monday at a news briefing to mark the end of the church’s 46th Conference and 11th Biennial Conference at Wesley Cathedral Methodist Church, Aba, Abia State
Justice A.A. Babawale gave the ruling after listening to arguments by the community’s team of lawyers led by Babatunde Oshilaja.
Representatives of the Efure Community, Offin in Sagamu had instituted the suit against a foreign company, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Trust Association Ltd, the Registrar of Titles in Ogun State, the Methodist Church of Nigeria, the Sagamu Local Government Council and seven other defendants.
Aregbesola said his government had not relented in its determination to achieve 25 years works within eight years
While urging religious leaders to continuously preach to the youths to shun all forms of unwholesome practices, the Governor said it was important for them to impress it on residents to always fulfill their civic responsibilities to enable government deliver on its promises
He also advised leaders to fear God and to exercise restraint and avoid anything that would lead to destruction of lives and property
He also condemned the sustained attacks on innocent citizens by the Boko Haram sect as well as attacks on communities in Plateau State by unknown gunmen
Uche gave the advice during the church’s Covenant Service at the Methodist Church of the Trinity, Tinubu, Lagos