Senator Andy Uba has condemned in strong terms the shooting and killing of
worshippers at the St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local
Government Area of Anambra state.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Joseph Itazi, Sen. Uba who
visited the scene of the incidents said that people of Anambra were not
known for such violence.
He called on the commissioner of Police and the state governor to ensure
that the perpetrators of such dastardly act are brought to book. Uba who
was very emotional, also donated an undisclosed amount of money to add to
the treatment of the victims.
“Such acts cannot be tolerated in Anambra: for worshipper to be
slaughtered during mass is something that we must not allow in this state.
“I call on the state governor and the commissioner of police to
immediately swing into action to root out those who killed these innocent
worshippers”.
“My heart goes out to the families of the diseased. “Although it is a sad
event, we must take solace that having been martyred in the church, the
deceased would have gone to a better place,” he said.
Speaking wih the victims at Access Specialist Hospital and Martanity
Ozubulu and Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital Nnewi, Senator Andy Uba
expressed deep shock and added that this kind of heartless evil must not
be allowed to fester in Anambra State. “We must not allow such to
continue: our people cannot be allowed to be snatched by the cold hands of
death due to the activities of recalcitrant members of our society.
“This is an eye-opener that we need a better and effective administrative
system that can adequately take care of security challenges and youth
unemployment in the state”.
“He also said that this is a clarion call to all Anambrarians to play
their individual part in maitaining the peace and unity of the state
through community policing. “We must work together to avoid a recurrence
of such incident,” he said.