Catholic Youth Awarness Group Demands Apology From Ngige For Beating A Clergy

The Catholic Youth Awareness Group has demanded a written and published apology from the APC Governorship candidate, Dr. Chris Ngige for beating a Catholic Priest.

In a release signed by the Chairman of the Group, Mr. Benjamin Nnoli and made available to journalists, the group said the written apology to the entire Catholic Church should be copied to the Bishop, the Priest involved and published in two National Dailies and the Diocesan newspaper, Fides.

They also demanded an investigation by the Inspector General of Police since it was a police officer attached to Dr. Ngige that led the assault.

The release warned that failure to do so would leave them no option than to take appropriate action against the act within the bounds of law.

It will be recalled that on October 24th, at Nanka during the burial of the mother of the Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, Dr. Ngige's group manhandled Reverend Father Evaristus Ezeokwonna, the Parish Priest of St. John's Catholic Church, Ezinifite and the Chaplain of Man of Order while he was carrying out a duty assigned to him at the function.

The Group also condemned the incessant manhandling of priests by politicians some of who are assigned police security they do not merit and noted in particular, that Senator Ngige being a Knight of the Catholic Church should have known better.