Catholic, Anglican Churches Battle OverOwnership Of Onitsha School

[Shola Sholaz]

Anambra State-owned Lafiagi Primary School in Fegge area of Onitsha has become a subject of controversy as Catholic and Anglican churches are battling for its ownership.
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The school, which situates between St Michael's Catholic Church and St Faith's Anglican Church, both in Fegge, was before the clash used by both churches for social activities.
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Vanguard gathered that an incident occurred during Sunday's worship as youths of both churches tried to stop the other from making use of the school field.
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Parish Priest of St Faith's Anglican Church, Rev Canon Obiora Uzochukwu, told newsmen yesterday that there had been a lingering crisis over the ownership of the land where the school was built.
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According to him, trouble started when the state government gave the Anglican Church the space in the school to conduct its church service.