The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Plateau State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Polycarp Lubo, has died.

His death occurred in the early hours of Sunday, June 15, 2025, at a hospital in Jos, Plateau State. Church officials said he died after a brief illness following injuries sustained in a recent accident.

Confirmation of his passing was contained in an official condolence message released by the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos and signed by its Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Daniel Gyang.

“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 Archdiocese extended condolences to Lubo’s family, the Plateau State chapter of CAN, and the broader religious community, including Catholic priests, religious leaders, and lay faithful.

“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,” the statement added.

Rev. Fr. Lubo served as the parish priest of St. William’s Parish in Zawan and was Dean of the Zawan Deanery before his death.

“May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace,” the statement concluded.