Charles Nyameh, a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Jalingo, Taraba state, has admonished looters of Nigeria’s treasury, to return their loot in exchange for God’s mercies.
In his sermon on Sunday, Nyameh used the story of Zachaeus, a rich tax collector, in the bible, to buttress his point.
He said Zachaeus, who climbed a tree just to see Jesus, pledged to return four times what he stole.
The priest urged treasury looters to emulate Zachaeus in order to enjoy salvation and “real fulfillment”.
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“Zachaeus’ encounter with Jesus led to his repentance and promise to make restitution of what he stole from others,” he said.
“Our public and political servants who know they acquired their wealth in a corrupt manner, should follow Zachaeus example and make restitution of what they stole from our collective wealth.
“God will not let go all those who stole our resources and corruptly enrich themselves. He is calling on all of us to make restitution for our wrong actions.”
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Nyameh urged people to endeavour to make restitution on injury and other damages and make amends in their way of life for a better society.
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