Police halt church service at UNICAL amid leadership dispute

The Cross River State Police Command on Sunday intervened successful a tense concern astatine the Chapel of Redemption, University of Calabar, UNICAL, suspending a religion work to forestall a imaginable outbreak of violence.

The disruption occurred erstwhile a assemblage caretaker committee and an interim chaplain appointed by the Vice-Chancellor attempted to presume power of a work already being conducted by the chapel’s pastor, Rev. Joseph Ushie.

The improvement created disorder among worshippers and heightened tensions wrong the congregation.

Speaking to journalists, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Godwin Etim, said the determination to halt the work was taken to avert a breakdown of instrumentality and order.

“There was evident hostility astatine the venue, and allowing the work to proceed could person resulted successful violence,” Etim stated.

According to him, discussions were held with Ushie, the interim chaplain, and a typical of the church’s Board of Trustees. All parties agreed to suspend the work successful the involvement of peace.

He added that the acrophobic parties had been invited for a gathering with the constabulary bid on Monday and urged everyone progressive to stay calm.

The incidental comes contempt an existing bid of the Federal High Court successful Port Harcourt, which restrained the Un...