CATHOLIC DIOCESE ANNOUNCES BURIAL OF FR. ISAAC ACHI BURNT BY ARMED BANDITS.

The Catholic Diocese of Minna, has fixed the burial ceremony of the Very Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi of All Saints Peters and Paul Catholic Church, Kafin-Koro, in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State who was burnt to death at his official residence on Sunday by suspected Armed Bandits.

A notice from the office of the Diocesan Chancellor Secretariate complex, St Michael Catholic Cathedral, Bosso Minna, and signed by the Very Rev. Fr. Amanchukwu Emeka G., the Chancellor of the Diocese, a copy of which was made available to the news men on Tuesday in Minna.

In the letter dated 16th January, with the title: "Funeral Arrangement for Late Rev. Fr. Isaac Achi" and addressed to Very Rev. Fr. Zachariah N. Sanjuma, secretary General Catholic Secretariate of Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja FCT reads in parts:

"Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and peace be upon you now and forever ( Amen). This is to notify you that after due consultation with the authorities, a date for the wake  and Funeral Mass for Late Fr. Isaac Achi has been fixed as follows:

"Thursday 19th January, 2023 by 5:00 pm and Friday, 20th January, 2023 is the funeral mass and final interment by 10:00 am at St. Michael Catholic Cathedral, in Bosso Minna", the statement added.