Most Revd Alfred Adewale Martins
31 Aug
The Archbishop, Metropolitan See of Lagos, The Most Revd Alfred Adewale Martins, has called on the Church and parents to ensure strict surveillance on youths with a view to protecting them from the use of hard drugs and taking to pornography.
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