Catholic Diocese shuts schools, hospital, parish in Gboko

From Scholastica Hir, Makurdi
Catholic Diocese of Gboko has ordered the indefinite closure of four Church-owned institutions in Ihugh, Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, after a fourth hostel fire at St. Winifred Girls Secondary School within a year.
The directive affects St. Winifred Secondary School, St. Winifred Nursery and Primary School, St. Thomas Hospital—including Salus Mind Care Centre and its chaplaincy—and St. Winifred Parish.
The latest fire gutted a block of the girls’ hostel in the early hours of Sunday, October 11. No casualty had been reported at the time of filing, while the cause remained unknown.
In a pastoral letter and decree issued on October ...