Plateau CAN Chairman Passes Away In Jos Hospital
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Plateau State, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, has passed away.
Lubo reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday at an undisclosed hospital in Jos following a brief illness.
His condition was said to have worsened after he was involved in an accident last week.
Multiple sources confirmed the news to Punch in Jos on Sunday.
His death was further confirmed in a condolence statement signed by the Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, Daniel Gyang.
The statement, titled “Obituary Announcement,” read, “On a sad note but with total submission to the will of God, we hereby announce the passing unto eternal glory of Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Polycarp Lubo, who passed on to eternal glory in the wee hours of the morning of Sunday 15th June, 2025.
“The Archbishop condoles with his immediate family, CAN Plateau State Chapter, the presbyterium of Jos, the parishioners of St. William’s Parish, Zawan where he was Parish Priest and Dean of Zawan Deanery, and indeed all the Religious and lay faithful of the Archdiocese.
“May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”
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