Tragedy as Plateau CAN Chairman Dies After Brief Illness, “On a Sad Note”
- The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chapter in Plateau state has been thrown into mourning
- The CAN chairman in Plateau state, Very Reverend Polycarp Lubo, passed on after a brief illness
- It was gathered that Lubo passed on to eternal glory in the wee hours of the morning of Sunday 15th June 2025
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Jos, Plateau state - The death of the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Plateau State, Very Reverend Polycarp Lubo, was announced on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Lubo reportedly passed on in the early hours of Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Source: Twitter
The Archdiocesan Chancellor, Reverend Father Daniel Gyang, announced the passing of the cleric in a statement issued to journalists in Jos, the Plateau state capital.
As reported by Vanguard, Rev Lubo served as Parish Priest and Dean of Zawan Deanery at St. William’s Parish, Zawan.
“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. Polycarp Lubo, who passed on to eternal glory in the wee hours of the morning of Sunday 15th June 2025.”
Fr. Lubo’s immediate family, the CAN chapter in Plateau state, the presbyterium of Jos, parishioners, and religious and lay faithful of the Archdiocese were consoled over the tragic incident.
“May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”
Pastor Azzaman dies in fatal motor accident
Recall that a prominent Kaduna-based pastor and the leading pastor of the King Worship Chapel and Ministry, Kaduna, Azzaman David, is dead.
Azzaman reportedly died in a motor accident on Saturday, May 24, while returning from Makurdi, Benue state, to his Kaduna base.
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the 19 northern states and the FCT Abuja, John Joseph Hayab, confirmed the sad news.
Legit.ng reports that CAN is an Association of Christian Churches with distinct identities, recognisable Church structures and a system of worship of one God in the Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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CAN mourns death of Evangelist Azzaman
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Evangelist Azzaman Azzaman, a prominent Christian leader in Kaduna, died in a tragic motor accident.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) described him as a fearless defender of faith and advocate for the persecuted.
His death has left a significant void in the Northern Christian community, but his legacy of bold ministry and justice lives on.
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