“The Nsukka Oriokpa masquerade is evil cult and a form of idol worship. He described the Oriokpa masquerade in Nsukka as a cult and a form of idol worship and vowed to deal with any catholic members engaging in masquerading no matter the position of that person in the church.
Onah said the matter was immediately reported to the police and police had arrested one of the masqueraders. “As bishop of the diocese I am ready to lay down my life in fighting to stop this inhumanity to man by masqueraders in Nsukka who block roads and intimidate innocent residents,” he said. “This is a sacrilege and abomination and the church will ensure that all those involved are brought to book as well as fight to put this evil culture to an end. On March 29 a seminarian serving in Nsukka diocese, Lawrence Ezeugwu, was beaten into coma by a group of masqueraders who blocked the road at Ugwuoyia, Nsukka. “The security agents should treat these criminals who hide under the guise of masquerade as a culture to harass and harm law-abiding citizens as terrorists and cultists ,” he said.
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“It’s unfortunate that in this 21st century some youths in Nsukka area will cover their face and block roads, beating and extorting money from people who are going about their legitimate businesses in the name of masquerading. Onah who made the condemnation on Sunday in Nsukka during church service, urged law enforcement agencies to treat masqueraders that block roads, beat, and extort money from people as terrorists and cultists. Godfrey Onah, on Sunday condemned the beating of a seminarian into coma by masqueraders popularly called Oriokpa. The Bishop of Nsukka Catholic Diocese, Prof. He described the Oriokpa masquerade in Nsukka as a cult and a form of idol worship and vowed to deal with any catholic members engaging in masquerading no matter the position of that person