More details have emerged on
Sunday’s shooting incident at the St.Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu,
near Nnewi in Anambra state where eight persons were confirmed dead
and and 18 others injured.
The Parish Priest Reverend. Fr. Jude
Onwuaso said that the attack took place at about 6.30 a.m. during a Holy Mass
celebration.
According to the priest, an
unidentified man came into the Church, shot at a man, Chief Akunwafor
Ikegwuonwu, before shooting sporadically at other worshippers.
An eyewitness, who simply
identified herself as a choir member, said that the church was dark as there
was no light.
She said that the generating set
suddenly developed fault; so, the mass proceeded with the congregation using
candles.
According to her, the gunman,
after the shooting, immediately jumped into a waiting car with a driver.
Governor Willie Obiano has
however vowed not to rest until the perpetrators of the killing are
brought to justice.
Obiano made the vow when he
visited the scene of the killings in company of the Commissioner of Police in
the state, Mr Garba Umar.
The governor expressed grief over
the death of the worshippers, describing the attack as “barbaric, sacrilegious
and totally unacceptable”, while also debunking speculations of possible
invasion.
According to him, intelligence
report linked the shooting to an existing feud existing between some members of
Umuezekwe Ofufe Amakwa community of Ozubulu living abroad.
“It is an isolated case and I urge worshippers in the Church and residents of the area to go about their normal activities.”
Obiano assured the community that
his administration was on top of the situation and later visited the injured
persons receiving treatment at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Univerity Teaching Hospital
(NAUTH), Nnewi.
He promised that the state
government would pay the hospital bills of the victims.
He also said that 50 doctors had
been mobilised to the hospital to assist in providing the best medical care to
the injured persons.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the governor also visited Our Lady of Assumption Catholic
Cathedral, Nnewi, where he addressed a congregation of worshippers.
He intimated the worshippers on
the true picture of the incident, saying there was nothing to worry about.
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