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Summary: The late cleric is revered as the father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria.
Renowned Nigerian evangelist, Uma Ukpai, is dead.
Uma, revered as the father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria, died on 6 October, the family said in a statement issued on Monday, 13 October.
He was 80 years old.
“A faithful soldier has been called to rest,” the statement said, referring to Uma’s towering influence among Christians in Nigeria.
“Dedicating over six decades of his life
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