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.
The huge statue of Jesus which was recently unveiled in
Imo state. Photo: NAN
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.”
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.
The huge statue of Jesus which was recently unveiled in
Imo state. Photo: NAN
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.”
