RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA revelou que enquanto falava na Igreja Católica da Anunciação, Imo Housing Estate Umuguma, New Owerri, no último domingo, 3 de janeiro, Dom Chikwe disse à congregação: “O que passei nas mãos desses meninos ( sequestradores) é o que não posso nem desejar ao meu inimigo, isto é, se eu tiver algum ”, acrescentando que“ o que passamos é algo inimaginável ”. Isso estava contido em seu sermão ao celebrar sua primeira missa depois de retornar do cativeiro.
Ele foi além, afirmando que, “Talvez cientes de que a Polícia os havia cercado, os sequestradores tornaram-se repentinamente amigos no 5º dia. O bispo Chikwe revelou que em algum momento os sequestradores começaram a pedir perdão a ele, dizendo que se arrependiam de sequestrá-lo. Eles também pediram que ele orasse por eles. Ele enfaticamente sublinhou: “Do fundo do meu coração, eu os abençoei e orei para que se afastassem de seus maus caminhos”. ele ainda disse à congregação. O Prelado calmo e de fala mansa lembrou que em determinado momento seus sequestradores estavam pregando para ele, contando-lhe sobre os males e males da sociedade.
Não nos esqueçamos de que o bispo Chikwe foi sequestrado junto com seu motorista, o senhor Roberts Ndubuisi, no domingo, 27 de dezembro de 2020, por volta das 17h, enquanto voltava para sua residência na Paróquia Católica da Anunciação, Imo Housing Estate, Umuguma, New Owerri. Pouco depois de sequestrar o prelado e seu motorista, os bandidos agarraram uma senhora que estava em frente a sua casa na propriedade. Uma mulher que testemunhou o incidente e preferiu permanecer no anonimato disse ao seu correspondente que ela ainda está em choque como resultado da experiência horrível.
Retratando a imagem sangrenta, esta mulher anônima afirmou que “os sequestradores operando em um microônibus (Bus Imo) traíram o veículo do bispo Chikwe ao longo da Estrada 19, World Bank Housing Estate, muito perto da Anunciação Parish, onde o bispo vive. Armados com sofisticados rifles de assalto, os bandidos, cerca de quatro em número, ordenaram que o bispo e o motorista descessem imediatamente. O bispo vestido com sua batina branca informou que ele é um bispo, mas eles não se importaram. Em vez disso, eles o colocaram no porta-malas do carro e foram embora. ”
A REOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, reuniu o Bispo Chikwe, o Sr. Ndubuisi Roberts, e a Senhora, Srta. Chioma Stephanie Ekwedike, desde o domingo, dia 27 de dezembro de 2020, quando foram sequestrados até sexta-feira, 1º de janeiro de 2021, quando foram libertados em noite foram vendados e mantidos no mato em muito longe, Awara, Ohaji-Egbema LGA, estado de Imo, por cinco dias exaustivos.
O Rev. Chikwe em agradecimento a Deus cantou a popular canção igbo de agradecimento a Deus; Amaghi m ebe m ga ebido ebido, amaghi m ebe m ga akwusi-akwusi wee jawaa Chineke nma (não sei por onde começar nem por onde parar para louvar a Deus). O prelado disse à congregação que cantou e dançou com ele em agradecimento a Deus; “Você pode ver que estou vivo contra os rumores de que fui decapitado”.
Nosso repórter indicou que agradeceu ao arcebispo Anthony J.V. Obinna e seus irmãos bispos por mantê-lo em suas orações. A maioria do Rev. Chikwe agradeceu a Igreja universal por manter vigília até seu retorno, especialmente aqueles da Arquidiocese de Owerri. Ele ainda agradeceu aos padres concelebrantes, Rev. Pe. Eustace Agwulonu (Cura da Paróquia da Anunciação) Rev. Fr. Cosmos Uzoigwe (Secretário Pessoal Adjunto do Arcebispo Obinna), o seu Secretário pessoal, Rev. Pe. David Achugwo, e o Seminarista sobre o trabalho apostólico de um ano. Outros padres que também participaram da Missa foram o Pároco da Igreja Católica da Anunciação, Rev. Pe. Bona Opara e Rev. Fr. Joachim Onyeagam. O bispo Chikwe agradeceu então ao DSS, à Polícia Estadual de Imo e à unidade anti-sequestro pelo bom trabalho que fizeram para garantir sua libertação.
Ele estendeu a mesma gratidão ao governador do estado de Imo, senador Hope Uzodimma, e seu vice-professor Placid Chike Njoku, a Organização Católica de Mulheres (CWO) que participou de uma marcha de protesto e todos os organismos cristãos que oraram por ele. Ele também agradeceu aos paroquianos da Igreja Católica da Anunciação, onde mora, dizendo que foram tocados e afetados de perto por serem seus paroquianos.
No início de suas observações preliminares, o Bispo disse: “Ainda estou fraco e abatido, mas como um sacerdote que deve celebrar a Eucaristia no domingo, não poderia me dar ao luxo de celebrar uma missa privada na capela ou ir para outro lugar para celebrar Missa quando meus paroquianos souberem que estou de volta. Então, eu vim para comemorar e agradecer a Deus juntos. ”
Ao agradecer a Deus, o bispo Chikwe em sua homilia aconselhou a congregação que em qualquer profissão que eles se encontrassem e em tudo o que fizessem, eles deveriam ser capazes de apontar Cristo para as pessoas assim como João Batista apontou Cristo para as pessoas como o Cordeiro de Deus que leva afastar os pecados do mundo. O Prelado disse que, como católicos e cristãos, nossas vidas deveriam ser luzes brilhantes para aqueles que estão nas trevas, acrescentando que quando a luz entra em um ambiente escuro, ela dissipa as trevas.
O Pároco da Igreja Católica da Anunciação, Rev. Pe. Bona Opara, por sua vez, agradeceu a Deus pelo retorno seguro do Bispo Chikwe e de outros. Ele agradeceu aos paroquianos por sua firmeza em orar pelo bispo, enquanto ele estava na cova dos sequestradores. Fr. Opara aproveitou o fórum para desejar um Feliz Natal e um Feliz Ano Novo aos paroquianos, lembrando que as dores do sequestro do Bispo Chikwe os fizeram esquecer que era época de Natal.
Recorde-se que Dom Chikwe, que é bispo auxiliar da Arquidiocese de Owerri, vive na paróquia da Anunciação New Owerri. Enquanto várias pessoas têm suas opiniões variadas sobre a questão deste Bispo e o caminho a seguir, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, sugere que o Bispo seja enviado a uma parte tranquila do mundo para a cura psicológica do TRAUMA.
La nouvelle de la libération de l’évêque Moses Chikwe, une fois enlevé, de l’Église du Nigéria n’est plus nouvelle dans le monde des médias. Comme tous les autres médias, ce que les médias du monde entier attendent de lui, c’est la situation réelle de l’évêque. À cette fin, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, par l’intermédiaire de son correspondant, en poste à Owerri, au cœur du sud du Nigéria, a assisté à la première messe célébrée par l’évêque après sa libération. Le correspondant de RECONA Nigeria rapporte que, sans se soucier de son expérience traumatisante entre les mains des ravisseurs qui l’ont enlevé et gardé dans une forêt pendant cinq jours dans des conditions des plus inhumaines, l’évêque auxiliaire de l’archidiocèse d’Owerri, Most. Le révérend Moses Chikwe a dit qu’il leur avait volontiers pardonné. Dans l’attitude de ce prélat, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, voit l’attitude de Jésus envers ses bourreaux et celle du Pape Jean-Paul 11 le 13 mai 1981 envers Mehmet Ali Ağca, qui s’était évadé d’une prison turque après avoir été condamné à perpétuité pour assassiner un journaliste, tiré quatre coups de feu avec un pistolet de 9 millimètres. Deux ont frappé le pape dans son intestin inférieur, un dans son bras droit et un dans son index gauche. Deux passants ont également été blessés. Le complice d’Ağca, Oral Çelik, était censé déclencher une explosion de diversion pour couvrir son évasion, mais il a perdu son sang-froid et s’est enfui. Ağca a été abordé et arrêté tandis que le pape était transporté d’urgence à l’hôpital. Malgré de graves pertes de sang, le pontife a survécu et a demandé à tous les catholiques de prier pour Ağca, à qui il avait « sincèrement pardonné».
RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA a révélé qu’en parlant à l’église catholique de l’Annonciation, Imo Housing Estate Umuguma, New Owerri, dimanche dernier, le 3 janvier, Mgr Chikwe a dit à la congrégation : «Ce que j’ai vécu entre les mains de ces garçons ( kidnappeurs) est ce que je ne peux même pas souhaiter à mon ennemi, c’est-à-dire si j’en ai », ajoutant que« ce que nous avons vécu est quelque chose d’inimaginable ». Cela était contenu dans son sermon célébrant sa première messe après son retour de captivité.
Il est allé plus loin en déclarant : « Peut-être conscients que la police s’était rapprochée d’eux, les ravisseurs sont devenus soudainement amicaux le 5ème jour. L’évêque Chikwe a révélé qu’à un moment donné, les ravisseurs avaient commencé à lui demander pardon, disant qu’ils regrettaient de l’avoir kidnappé. Ils lui ont également demandé de prier pour eux. Il a souligné avec insistance : «Du fond du cœur, je les ai bénis et j’ai prié pour qu’ils se détournent de leurs mauvaises voies.» il a en outre dit à la congrégation. Le Prélat calme et à la voix douce a rappelé qu’à un moment donné, ses ravisseurs lui prêchaient, lui racontant les maux et les maux de la société.
N’oublions pas que Mgr Chikwe a été kidnappé avec son chauffeur, M. Roberts Ndubuisi le dimanche 27 décembre 2020 vers 17 heures alors qu’il rentrait à sa résidence à la paroisse catholique de l’Annonciation, lotissement Imo, Umuguma, New Owerri. Peu de temps après avoir enlevé le prélat et son chauffeur, les voyous ont arraché une dame debout devant sa maison au domaine. Une femme qui a été témoin de l’incident et qui a préféré subsumer dans l’anonymat a déclaré à notre correspondante qu’elle était toujours sous le choc suite à cette horrible expérience.
Dépeignant le tableau sanglant, cette femme anonyme a déclaré que «les ravisseurs opérant dans un mini-bus (Bus Imo) ont doublé le véhicule de l’évêque Chikwe le long de la route 19, dans le lotissement de la Banque mondiale, tout près de la paroisse d’Annonciation où vit l’évêque. Armés de fusils d’assaut sophistiqués, les voyous, au nombre d’environ quatre, ont ordonné à l’évêque et au chauffeur de descendre immédiatement. L’évêque vêtu de sa soutane blanche les a informés qu’il était un évêque mais ils ne s’en sont pas inquiétés. Ils l’ont plutôt mis dans le coffre de la voiture et sont partis.
REOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, a rassemblé que Mgr Chikwe, M. Ndubuisi Roberts et la dame, Mlle Chioma Stephanie Ekwedike, dès le dimanche 27 décembre 2020, date à laquelle ils ont été enlevés jusqu’au vendredi 1er janvier 2021, date à laquelle ils ont été libérés. la nuit, ils avaient les yeux bandés et étaient gardés dans la brousse à Awara, Ohaji-Egbema LGA, État d’Imo, pendant cinq jours épuisants.
Le Mgr. Chikwe en action de grâces à Dieu a chanté le chant populaire Igbo d’action de grâces à Dieu ; Amaghi m ebe m ga ebido ebido, amaghi m ebe m ga akwusi-akwusi wee jawaa Chineke nma (je ne sais pas par où commencer ni où m’arrêter pour louer Dieu). Le prélat a dit à la congrégation qui a chanté et dansé avec lui en remerciement à Dieu; «Vous pouvez voir que je suis en vie par rapport aux rumeurs selon lesquelles j’ai été décapité».
Notre journaliste a indiqué qu’il remerciait Mgr Anthony J.V. Obinna et ses frères évêques de l’avoir gardé dans leurs prières. Mgr Chikwe a remercié l’Église universelle d’avoir veillé jusqu’à son retour, en particulier ceux de l’archidiocèse d’Owerri. Il a également remercié les prêtres concélébrants, le Rév. Eustace Agwulonu (curé de la paroisse de l’Annonciation) Rév. Cosmos Uzoigwe (secrétaire personnel adjoint de l’archevêque Obinna), son secrétaire personnel, le révérend Pére David Achugwo et le Séminairist sur le travail apostolique d’un an. D’autres prêtres qui ont également rejoint la messe étaient le curé de l’église catholique de l’Annonciation, le révérend Pére Bona Opara et le révérend Fr. Joachim Onyeagam. L’évêque Chikwe a ensuite remercié le DSS, la police d’État d’Imo et l’unité anti-kidnapping pour le bon travail qu’ils ont accompli pour assurer leur libération.
Il a exprimé la même gratitude au gouverneur de l’État d’Imo, le sénateur Hope Uzodimma, et à son professeur adjoint Placid Chike Njoku, à la Catholic Women Organization (CWO) qui a participé à une marche de protestation, et à tous les corps chrétiens qui ont prié pour lui. Il a également remercié les paroissiens de l’Église catholique de l’Annonciation où il vit, en disant qu’ils ont été très touchés et affectés par le fait d’être ses paroissiens.
Plus tôt dans ses remarques préliminaires, l’évêque a déclaré : «Je suis encore faible et abattu mais en tant que prêtre qui doit célébrer l’Eucharistie un dimanche, je ne pouvais pas me permettre de célébrer une messe privée dans la chapelle ou d’aller ailleurs pour célébrer Messe quand mes paroissiens savent que je suis de retour. Alors, je suis venu pour nous pour célébrer et remercier Dieu ensemble.
Tout en remerciant Dieu, Mgr Chikwe, dans son homélie, a conseillé à la congrégation que, quelle que soit la profession dans laquelle ils se trouvaient et quoi qu’ils fassent, ceux-ci devraient être en mesure de diriger Christ vers les gens, tout comme Jean-Baptiste a indiqué le Christ aux gens comme loin des péchés du monde. Le prélat a dit qu’en tant que catholiques et chrétiens, nos vies devraient éclairer ceux qui sont dans les ténèbres, ajoutant que lorsque la lumière pénètre dans un environnement sombre, elle dissipe les ténèbres.
Le curé de l’Église catholique de l’Annonciation, le Rév. Bona Opara pour sa part a remercié Dieu pour le bon retour de Mgr Chikwe et d’autres. Il a remercié les paroissiens pour leur détermination à prier pour l’évêque, alors qu’il était dans la fosse des ravisseurs. Pére Opara a profité du forum pour souhaiter un Joyeux Noël et une Bonne Année aux paroissiens, rappelant que les peines provoquées par l’enlèvement de Mgr Chikwe leur avaient fait oublier que c’était la saison de Noël.
On rappellera que Mgr Chikwe, qui est l’évêque auxiliaire des archidiocèses d’Owerri vit en résidence à la paroisse de l’Annonciation New Owerri. Alors que diverses personnes ont leurs opinions variées sur la question de cet évêque et sur la voie à suivre, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, suggère que l’évêque soit envoyé dans une partie calme du monde pour une guérison psychologique de la TRAUME.
The News of the release of the once abducted Bishop Moses Chikwe of the Nigeria Church is no longer new in the Media world. Like all other media outfit what is being expected by the Media all over the world is the actual situation of the Bishop. To this end, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, through her Correspondent, stationed in Owerri, the heartland of the Southern part of Nigeria, witnessed the first Mass celebrated by the bishop after his release. RECONA Nigeria Correspondent reports that not minding his traumatic experience in the hands of kidnappers who abducted him and kept him in a forest for five days under a most inhuman condition, the Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Most. Rev. Moses Chikwe said he has willingly forgiven them. In the attitude of this prelate, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, sees the attitude of Jesus towards his executioners and that of Pope John Paul 11 on May 13, 1981towards Mehmet Ali Ağca, who had escaped from a Turkish prison after receiving a life sentence for murdering a journalist, fired four shots with a 9-millimeter pistol. Two struck the pope in his lower intestine, one in his right arm and one in his left index finger. Two bystanders were also wounded. Ağca’s accomplice, Oral Çelik, was supposed to set off a diversionary explosion to cover his escape, but lost his nerve and fled. Ağca was tackled and arrested while the pope was rushed to the hospital. Despite severe blood loss, the pontiff survived, and asked for all Catholics to pray for Ağca, whom he had “sincerely forgiven.”
RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA revealed that while speaking at the Annunciation Catholic Church, Imo Housing Estate Umuguma, New Owerri, last Sunday, the 3rd day of January, Bishop Chikwe told the congregation: “What I went through in the hands of these boys (kidnappers) is what I can’t even wish my enemy, that is if I have any,” adding that “what we went through is something unimaginable.” This was contained in his sermon as celebrated his first Mass after returning from captivity.
He went further to state that, “Perhaps aware that the Police had closed in on them the kidnappers became suddenly friendly on the 5th day. Bishop Chikwe disclosed that at some point the kidnappers started asking him for forgiveness, saying they regretted kidnapping him. They also asked him to pray for them. He emphatically underlined, “From my heart of hearts, I blessed them and prayed for them to turn from their evil ways.” he further told the congregation. The calm and soft-spoken Prelate recalled that at a stage his abductors were preaching to him, telling him of the ills and evils in the society.
Let us not forget that that Bishop Chikwe was kidnapped along with his driver, Mr. Roberts Ndubuisi on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at about 5 pm while returning to his residence at Annunciation Catholic Parish, Imo Housing Estate, Umuguma, New Owerri. Shortly after abducting the prelate and his driver, the hoodlums snatched a lady standing in front of her house at the Estate. A woman who witnessed the incident and preferred to subsume in anonymity told our correspondent that she is still in shock as a result of the horrific experience.
Portraying the gory picture, this anonymous woman stated that, “the kidnappers operating in a mini-bus (Bus Imo) double-crossed Bishop Chikwe’s vehicle along Road 19, World Bank Housing Estate, very close to Annunciation Parish where the Bishop lives. Armed with sophisticated assault rifles, the hoodlums, about four in number, ordered the Bishop and the driver to come down immediately. The Bishop dressed in his white cassock informed them he is a Bishop but they did not bother. Rather they bundled him into the car boot and drove away.”
REOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, gathered that Bishop Chikwe, Mr. Ndubuisi Roberts, and the Lady, Miss Chioma Stephanie Ekwedike, right from the Sunday 27th day of December 2020 when they were abducted through Friday, January 1, 2021, when they were released at night were blindfolded and kept in the bush in far away, Awara, Ohaji-Egbema LGA, Imo State, for five exhausting days.
The Most Rev. Chikwe in thanksgiving to God sang the Igbo popular song of thanksgiving to God; Amaghi m ebe m ga ebido ebido, amaghi m ebe m ga akwusi-akwusi wee jawaa Chineke nma (I do not know where to start nor where to stop in praising God). The prelate said to the congregation who sang and danced with him in thanksgiving to God; “You can see that I am alive as against rumors that I was beheaded”.
Our reporter indicated that he thanked Archbishop Anthony J.V. Obinna and his brother bishops for keeping him in their prayers. Most Rev. Chikwe thanked the universal Church for keeping vigil until his return, particularly those of Owerri Archdiocese. He further thanked the concelebrating priests, Rev. Fr. Eustace Agwulonu (Curate of Annunciation Parish) Rev. Fr. Cosmos Uzoigwe (Assistant Personal Secretary to Archbishop Obinna), his personal Secretary, Rev. Fr. David Achugwo, and the Seminarian on one-year apostolic work. Other priests who also joined the Mass were the Parish Priest of Annunciation Catholic Church, Rev. Fr. Bona Opara and Rev. Fr. Joachim Onyeagam. Bishop Chikwe then thanked the DSS, the Imo State Police, and the Anti Kidnapping unit for the good work they did in ensuring their release.
He extended the same gratitude to the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, and his Deputy Professor Placid Chike Njoku, the Catholic Women Organization (CWO) that went on a protest march, and all Christian bodies who prayed for him. He also thanked the parishioners of Annunciation Catholic Church where he lives, saying that they were closely touched and affected being his parishioners.
Earlier in his preliminary remarks, the Bishop said: “I am still weak and down but as a priest who is bound to celebrate the Eucharist on a Sunday, I couldn’t afford to celebrate a private Mass in the Chapel or go elsewhere to celebrate Mass when my parishioners are aware that I am back. So, I came out for us to celebrate and thank God together.”
While thanking God, Bishop Chikwe in his homily advised the congregation that in whatever profession they found themselves and in whatever they do, such should be able to point Christ to people just as John the Baptist pointed Christ to people as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The Prelate said that as Catholics and Christians, our lives should be shining lights to those in darkness, adding that when the light comes into a dark environment it dispels the darkness.
The Parish Priest of Annunciation Catholic Church, Rev. Fr. Bona Opara on his part thanked God for the safe return of Bishop Chikwe and others. He thanked the parishioners for their steadfastness in praying for the bishop, while he was in the kidnappers’ den. Fr. Opara used the forum to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to the parishioners, recalling that the sorrows brought by the abduction of Bishop Chikwe had made them forget it was the season of Christmas.
It will be recalled that Bishop Chikwe, who is the Auxiliary bishop of Owerri Archdioceses lives in residence at the Annunciation parish New Owerri. While various people have their varied opinions on the issue of this Bishop and the way forward, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, suggests that the Bishop be sent to a quiet part of the world for psychological healing from the TRAUMA.
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