Plateau CAN Chairman Lubo dies after brief ailment
By Jeffrey Agbo
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Plateau State, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, has passed away.
Lubo died in the early hours of Sunday at an undisclosed hospital in Jos, days after he was involved in an accident and suffered a brief illness.
His passing was officially acknowledged in a condolence statement signed by the Archdiocesan Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, Daniel Gyang.
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The statement, titled “Obituary Announcement”, conveyed sympathies to Lubo’s family, the CAN Plateau State Chapter and members of the clergy.
“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. Dr. Polycarp Lubo, who passed on to eternal glory in the wee hours of the morning of Sunday 15th June, 2025,” the statement read.
The Archbishop also extended condolences to Lubo’s family, his colleagues and the congregation he served.
“The Archbishop condoles with his immediate family, CAN Plateau State Chapter, the presbyterium of Jos, the parishioners of St. William’s Parish, Zawan where he was Parish Priest and Dean of Zawan Deanery, and indeed all the Religious and lay faithful of the Archdiocese.
“May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace,” the statement said.
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