A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Prof Joy Ezeilo has mourned the passage of Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis.
It could be recalled that Pope Francis passed on in the early hours of Easter Monday.e
Ezeilo, Executive Director of Women Aid Collective, (WACOL), in a message posted on her social media pages, said Pope Francis was a defender of the voiceless.
She wrote, "Fare thee well, our Holy Father Pope Francis! A beacon of divine grace, a tireless advocate for the voiceless, vulnerable, victimized, and impoverished.
"His life's work, a testament to unwavering faith and devotion to God and humanity, will forever inspire Christendom and beyond.
"I had the profound honour of meeting Pope Francis in 2013 at the Vatican during the Interdenominational Conference he organized on Human Trafficking.
"At that time, I served as the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. One memory stands out vividly: an Argentine woman, rescued by Pope Francis himself when he was the Bishop in Argentina, shared how his intervention saved her life from the abyss of trafficking."