Pope hails 14-year-old Nigerian saint – TheNigerialawyer

The Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, on Sunday described the late
14-year-old Vivian Ogu as an example to all Christians in Nigeria
and the rest of the world.

The Pope, represented by Archbishop Guampetno Dal Toso,
International President of Pontifical Mission Societies, spoke at
the closing ceremony of the National Mission Congress of Nigeria at
the Vivian Ogu Missionary Animation Centre in Benin City at the
weekend.

“She showed us how we can live our faith without minding the
consequences,” the Pope said and expressed joy that “we have here
in Nigeria this good example of a young woman who gave her life for
the fidelity of her faith.”

Recall that Vivian was on November 15, 2009, shot dead by armed
robbers after she resisted being raped by the robbers who invaded
her family house in Benin City.

The robbers were said to have taken her and her sister out of
town to a rural area where she was killed.

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki; Catholic Archbishop of
Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan; President, Catholic Bishops’
Conference of Nigeria, Archbishop Augustine Akubeze, eulogised the
life and times Vivian Ogu, saying her life was worthy of
emulation.

Onaiyekan said, “You must see the hand of God in this. How many
times have we been hearing that armed robbers killed people? This
is not the first time armed robbers are killing people but this
particular case is special.”

Akubeze said her death was a clarion call for Christians to
practise their faith.