www.odogwublog.com reports that the
former Governor of Anambra, Mr. Peter Obi has consoled the Catholic
Bishops' Conference of Nigeria; the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel
Ortom and the entire people of the State as well the families of the
priests and other faithfuls killed in the attack in the Church.
He
also regretted that the dust raised by the Church killing was yet to
die down when the ugly news of the bombing of Chief Nnia Nwodo's house
was broken. Obi consoled Nwodo for the misfortune, which he described as
the "The misfortune of the country."
The
former Governor lamented that the spate of killing and bombing were
classical case of the desecration of the human life and very bad
narrative about Nigeria. "I was attending an international event in
London when a highly-placed British official that was at a conference
with me showed me the news as published on social media. Though I felt
humiliated being shown such news by a non-Nigerian, nonetheless, I
Immediately called home and confirmed it. The Briton, even though he was
most courteous, told me the impression such killings have on
international community. He said that nobody would like to invest in a
country with such proclivity for taking of lives without compunction",
Obi said.
condemning
the killing, which he observed appeared to be going out of control, he
called on the Government to act quickly and seriously to stop it, which
he noted would be scary to even local investors and injurious to
Nigerian's economy." Besides," Obi said, "It negates the fundamental
freedom of worship, association and movement and questions our unity as a
country."
To those
Nigerians promoting the culture of death and divisiveness, Obi, while
encouraging Nigerians to be vigilant, called on them to have a rethink
asking rhetorically: "if we destroy our country, are we going to move
over to Niger Republic?"
Church killing: Obi consoles Bishops, Ortom and others
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