Jos, 05 May, 2025 / 7:52 pm (ACI Africa).
Members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in Nigeria are appealing for prayers following a road accident that claimed the lives of seven of their brothers and left several others injured.
In a statement shared with ACI Africa on Monday, May 5, OFM Cap leadership in Nigeria provides details of the May 3 accident that occurred in the Ridgeway Community in Nigeria’s Enugu State.
“With deep sorrow but in the hope of the resurrection, the Capuchin Friars of Nigerian Custody announce the death of some of our brothers in a tragic incident that took place on the evening of May 3rd, 2025,” the statement that Br. John-Kennedy Anyanwu signed reads in part.
In the statement dated Sunday, May 4, Br. Anyanwu adds, “Thirteen of our brothers departed the Ridgeway Community, Enugu State, for Obudu, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria, but unfortunately had a fatal accident.”
“Seven of the brothers died as a result of the accident, while six of them sustained various degrees of injuries. The injured brothers have been transferred to Enugu for proper treatment,” he states.
