{"id":198415,"date":"2026-04-04T22:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral"},"modified":"2026-04-04T23:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T22:57:26","slug":"army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral","title":{"rendered":"Army Denies Attack on Bishop Kukah and Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Army has debunked social media reports of an alleged attack on the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese and the Sokoto Catholic Cathedral, describing the claims as false.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in a statement on Saturday, described the report as false and unfounded, stating that no such attack occurred in Sokoto State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe attention of 8 Division Nigerian Army and Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, has been drawn to a misleading social media post circulating on Facebook, which falsely reported an armed attack on the residence of His Lordship, Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese and the Sokoto Catholic Cathedral,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The army stated that the safety and security of Bishop Matthew Kukah and the Sokoto Catholic Cathedral remain intact, adding that Bishop Kukah is currently fulfilling his Easter duties without any disruption.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the Division, in collaboration with other security agencies, remains unwavering in its commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all residents in Sokoto State and across its entire area of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>It added that robust security measures are in place to guarantee a peaceful and secure Easter celebration within its area of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian Army has debunked social media reports of an alleged attack on the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese and the Sokoto Catholic Cathedral, describing the claims as false. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in a statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":198414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-198415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Army Denies Attack on Bishop Kukah and Cathedral - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nigerian Army has debunked social media reports of an alleged attack on the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese an ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Army Denies Attack on Bishop Kukah and Cathedral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nigerian Army has debunked social media reports of an alleged attack on the Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese an ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-04T21:41:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-04T22:57:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775343397.124161.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Army Denies Attack on Bishop Kukah and Cathedral\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-04T21:41:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-04T22:57:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral\"},\"wordCount\":231,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/sm_1775343397.124161.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-denies-attack-on-bishop-kukah-and-cathedral\",\"name\":\"Army Denies Attack on Bishop Kukah and Cathedral - 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