Jesus Crucifix Attracts Crowd In Benue

A crucifix in a Catholic church in Benue state, has attracted crowd to the parish.

 It was reported that the sight first appeared during a church service on Friday, August 5 and attracted a large number of visitor to the church.

 A witness said people struggled to get close to the crucifix to touch it and were shouting: “Jesus save me,” “Jesus the son of God, have mercy on me.” Mr. Emmanuel Hembenkaan who is one of the parishioners in the church said the light overwhelmed the whole church and he was shocked when he saw it.

 He said this was the first time such occurrence would happen in the church and suggested that this takes place when the people in a place were suffering and had prayed hard for God’s intervention. He admitted that the sighting has brought a crowd of people from different parts of the state to see the image of Jesus.