Obala, 09 March, 2023 / 9:25 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Bishop of Obala Diocese in Cameroon has expressed his solidarity with the Gallican church following the murder of one of her Priests, Fr. Olivier Ntsa Ebode.
On March 1, Fr. Ntsa was reportedly kidnapped and later murdered by unidentified men, various media reported. He was reportedly lured out of his house at night by men asking him to come and minister to a sick family member.
In a statement issued Wednesday, March 8, Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei condemns the murder of the Cameroonian priest and demands that his killers be brought to justice.
“We learned with sorrow the heinous assassination in Obala of Fr. Olivier Ntsa Ebode, Priest of another Christian community,” Bishop Bayemi says in his message shared with ACI Africa.
He adds, “Although this brother in humanity was not a Priest of the Diocese of Obala, much less of the Roman Catholic Church, we strongly condemn his murder and hope that his killers will be found and brought to justice in our country.”
