AFRICA/NIGERIA - A week of prayers of reparation following the desecration of the Adoration Chapel in a parish in Owerri

Abuja (Fides News Agency) – At least one person suspected of desecrating the adoration chapel of St. Mulumba Parish in the Archdiocese of Owerri, in southeastern Nigeria, has been identified, according to Nigerian press reports, though no name has been released. The identification was facilitated by the analysis of surveillance videos. According to a statement by Father Patrick C. Mbarah, Chancellor and Secretary of the Archdiocese of Owerri, the desecration occurred in the early morning hours of April 29. Unknown persons opened some parts of the roof of the building, jumped into the Chapel of Adoration through the ceiling and made away with the Monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament. Following the attack, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of Owerri has scheduled a week of prayer of reparation at St. Mulumba Parish in Owerri. The prayers are scheduled daily from May 1 to 8, between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m (local time). Archbishop Ugorji called upon the priests of the Archdiocese of Owerri to adhere strictly to all the norms and directives regarding Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration to avoid any future occurrence. (L.M.) (Fides News Agency, 5/5/2026)

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