The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, His Grace, Ignatius Kaigama says the church will continue to affirm that the path of war is the path of irrationality that leaves the ugliest scars on the face of humanity.

Kaigama stated this in his homily at the Our Lady Help of Christians, Dagba on Sunday in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to him, wars never end conflicts, instead, they destroy the very lives, dignity, and freedom of human beings, they claim to defend.

He noted that Jesus Christ in disarming Peter at His arrest in the garden of Gethsemane disarmed every soldier on the march to war.

“As we continue to pray for forgiveness, reconciliation, healing, and peace in all troubled regions of the world, we identify with the people of Kagoro community in Kaduna State, who suffered yet another brutal attack on March 20.

“An attack by yet to be identified gunmen, leaving not less than 34 people dead, with over 200 houses and 32 shops razed down.

“Enough of this violence and bloodshed. How much more can this and similar atrocities in parts of Nigeria take place, before decisive actions are taken by the authorities concerned.

“Having prayed fervently for Ukraine, let us pray for Southern Kaduna and those areas in Nigeria, where killings, kidnappings, banditry, and others, seem to have become normal phenomena,” he said.

The Archbishop said the church implored the help of the Blessed Mother, to bring these killings and destructions to a rapid and definitive end.

He said that when these killings end, Christians could truly rejoice, not only today but always.

“I am happy to see you and to pray with your small community, made up of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the North East and other residents of this locality.

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“The Church asks us to rejoice in the love and mercy of God, whose arms are always open to welcome us back to Himself.

“The extravagant love of the father of the prodigal son is typical of God’s love for the sinner, who returns to the merciful arms of a loving father.

“He receives us with delight and restores our dignity,” he added.