Africa welcomed its largest ever statue of
Jesus after an unveiling ceremony took place in Abajah village in Imo
state, eastern Nigerian on New Year Day.
According to The News, the 8.53 metre (28 foot) tall “Jesus de Greatest” statue commissioned in 2013, was built by a Chinese company and carved in white marble.
Hundreds of Catholic priests and worshippers besieged St Aloysius
Catholic Church in the village to behold its unveiling which was
commissioned by Obinna Onuoha, a local businessman.
Onuoha it was, who hired the Chinese company to carve the statue and place it in the grounds of a 2000-capacity church that he built in 2012.
The man who said he has had the dream of erecting the statue since he was 26years old, said: “It’s the biggest statue of Jesus on the continent. Definitely pilgrims will come.”
According to The News, the 8.53 metre (28 foot) tall “Jesus de Greatest” statue commissioned in 2013, was built by a Chinese company and carved in white marble.
The huge statue of Jesus which was recently unveiled in Imo state. Photo: NAN
Onuoha it was, who hired the Chinese company to carve the statue and place it in the grounds of a 2000-capacity church that he built in 2012.
The man who said he has had the dream of erecting the statue since he was 26years old, said: “It’s the biggest statue of Jesus on the continent. Definitely pilgrims will come.”
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