Wives of victims of
August 6, 2017 killings at St Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra State,
on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest at the state police headquarters over
the delay in bringing the perpetrators to book.
The widows demanded
justice over the killings in the community.
Speaking through their
leader, Mrs. Nonye Onwuzulike, the women raised alarm over the alleged threats
on the witnesses in the matter by unknown persons across the globe.
“We want to
call the attention of the police that witnesses in the matter are being
threatened by unknown persons across the globe,” they decried.
Responding, the State
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Garba Umar, assured the people of Ozubulu that those
involved in the killings must be punished.
He disclosed that men of the
Nigerian Police Force have trailed some suspects of the dastardly act to South
Africa.
Umar added that the Federal
Government, in conjunction with the Police, was working in tandem with the
South African government in making sure that justice was done on the issue.
Umar pledged the Command’s
readiness to deal with anybody who wanted to foment trouble in the area,
assuring adequate protection of witnesses involved in the case.
“We are resolute, we are
determined, we must make sure the community and its people are protected and we
must go after anyone involved in this case, no matter how connected the person
is,” he said.
The commissioner asked the
people to go about their normal business, maintaining that there was no cause
for alarm.
Ozubulu Massacre: women Storm Police Headquarters, Demand Justice
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