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References
- ↑ Anglican Diocese of Makurdi at the Church of Nigeria Official Website Archived June 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Anglican Diocese of Makurdi at the Anglican Communion Website
- ↑ Samuel Gambo Kwashang, "The Anglican Church in Northern Nigeria under the episcopacy of Bishop Titus Eyiolorunsefunmi Ogbonyomi from 1976 to 1996" (June 2006) pp. 36–37
