18-year-old seminarian, Michael Nnadi who was killed by kidnappers has been buried.
The burial took place on Tuesday, 11th February, 2020 in Kaduna.
Recall, Late Micheal was a seminarian at the Good Shepherd Catholic Major Seminary in Kaduna State.
He was abducted with three other seminarians from their hostel by kidnappers, on the 10th of January, 2020, and then taken to an unknown destination.
The Three other victims were later released from captivity excluding Nnadi who was later killed and his corpse found along the Kaduna- Abuja highway on February 2nd.
The news of his death broke the hearts of many Christians.
His Friends, family, and colleagues were present at the burial and could not hold back their tears as his remains were laid to rest at the school’s cemetery.
The funeral mass held in his honor also had in attendance Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Most Reverend Mathew Ndagoso.
Bishop Kukah in his sermon asked Christians to keep their faith alive despite the trying moment.
He called on the government to adopt a holistic approach in fighting insecurity in the country rather than play the blame game.
While describing the security situation as a sign of a near failed state, he called for the sack of the service chiefs, stating tht they “have run out of fresh ideas to tackle the situation.”
The Catholic Bishops Conference at the burial also called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the nation’s security and protect its citizens from being killed endlessly.
See more photos from the burial ceremony below;
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