Pope Francis baptizes Nigerian ‘migrant hero’ who disarmed Italian thief
- Real Gist

- Apr 1, 2018
- 1 min read

A Nigerian man dubbed Italy's "migrant hero" has been baptised by Pope Francis during an Easter service at St. Peter's Basilica. . . John Ogah, 31, was begging outside a supermarket in Rome last year when a masked thief armed with a cleaver tried to rob it. . . He held the man down until police arrived - and was ultimately rewarded with a residency permit. As the Pope baptised him, an Italian police captain stood by his side as his godfather.












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