Ohanaeze Ndigbo Still In Shock Over Obuluzu ‘Strange’ Church Massacre

The leadership of the umbrella socio political Organisation of Ndigbo, the Ohanaeze is yet to recover from shock over what it called ‘despicable and herrendous’, Sunday’s mindless massacre of innocent worshippers at St. Philip’s  Catholic Church’ Ozubulu, in Ekwusego local Government Area of Anambra state.
“In Igboland and indeed the entire Christendom, the Church is known as the custodian of peace and reconciliation and not for violence and this is why the August 6 th devilish attack on the church remains shocking and strange”
In a statement, President General of the body, Chief John Nnia Nwodo emphasised that the Ohanaeze is yet to come out of the shock of the mindless and appalling crime.
According to Nnia Nwodo: “the variety of the angles emerging as  the likely cause of the incident make thorough and unhindered investigation on the matter inevitable and  imperative.”
He said that getting to the root of the matter is the only way to nib this type of grievous crime in the bud, saying that the body would want the Church, especially the Catholic Church, to be part of the investigation so as to get to the real genesis of the incident in particular to locate the reason for such strange sacrilegious crime in the Igboland.
He condoled with the bereaved and sympathizing with the injured, even as he admonished the people of Ozubulu, particularly the Catholic worshippers, to remain calm and await the out come of the investigations and avoid taking the law into their hands
Ohanaeze boss commended the Governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano for his timely intervention, especially on the plight of the injured in the hospital.[myad]